Dodd v. City of East Helena

This is an appeal by Stan Dodd, a former policeman in the City of East Helena, County of Lewis and Clark, Montana, from a ruling of the District Court of the First Judicial District, determining that he was not entitled to overtime compensation as a policeman of a third class city. The issue on appeal is whether or not the trial court properly determined that policemen of third class cities are not entitled to overtime compensation.

Appellant was employed as a policeman for the City of East Helena, Montana, from January 1, 1975, to May 19, 1977. Appellant has alleged that during this period he…