Legal Opinion
Loggins v. Steel Const. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1942No. 10229PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
The suit, under Section 16(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 216(b),1 was for unpaid overtime compensation for the period from October 24, 1938, to July 8, 1939, and an equal amount as liquidated damages. Brought January 23, 1941, there was a motion to dismiss and an order dismissing the action on the ground that the action not having been brought within the year fixed by Article 3534, Louisiana Civil Code, for suits for wages,2 was prescribed. This appeal tests the correctness of that order. Urging upon us that the action was not for wages and within…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Overnight Motor Transportation Co. v. MisselSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Huntington v. AttrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. AultSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- O'Sullivan v. FelixSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Collie v. FergussonSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Roland Electrical Co. v. BlackCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
- Page v. U. S. Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Keen v. Mid-Continent Petroleum CorporationDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1945
- Devillier v. City of OpelousasLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Hitchcock v. Union & New Haven Trust Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1947
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