Legal Opinion
Walling v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 24, 1945No. 8648PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Circuit Judge.
The Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S. C.A. § 213(a) (3), provides an exemption for “any employee employed as a seaman The sole issue in the instant case was whether men employed on a dredge were “seamen.” Judge Barnes answered the quere in the negative. He predicated his conclusion on the ground's that (a) the Act is remedial and calls for a liberal construction and (b) the factual situation required it.
The facts were largely stipulated. They are:
“None of the defendant’s dredging employees are certificated as seamen by the United States Government; none have any United…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- South Chicago Coal & Dock Co. v. BassettSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Helena Glendale Ferry Co. v. WallingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
- Anderson v. Manhattan Lighterage CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Gale v. Union Bag & Paper CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- Lowrimoore v. Union Bag & Paper CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1939
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Bean Dredging v. Alabama Dept. of RevenueSupreme Court of Alabama · 2003
- Walling v. W. D. Haden Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
- Sternberg Dredging Co. v. WallingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1946
- Brown v. Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Walling v. Keansburg Steamboat Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947
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