Legal Opinion
J. F. Fitzgerald Construction Co. v. Pedersen
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 21, 1945No. 462PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reed
The writ of certiorari in the instant case raises two questions for consideration: the first, whether an employee who obtains a judgment for unpaid overtime wages and liquidated damages under §7 (a) 1 and § 16 (b) 2 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is entitled to interest on such sums; the second, a narrow question with respect to the interpretation of a judgment of this Court, which was entered in its per curiam opinion on a prior writ of certiorari, reversing a prior state court judgment in this same case.
The proceedings leading to the first writ began when the respondent, Pedersen,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pedersen v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- McLeod v. ThrelkeldSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Overstreet v. North Shore Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Pedersen v. J. F. Fitzgerald Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941
- Pedersen v. J.F. Fitzgerald Construction CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Mitchell v. Lublin, McGaughy & AssociatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Mitchell v. C. W. Vollmer & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Hodges Contracting Company and Kenneth B. HodgesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Chambers Construction Company, a Corporation, and L. H. Chambers v. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1956
- James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Empire Gas Engineering CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
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