Legal Opinion
Reed v. Murphy
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 16, 1956No. 15521PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Circuit Judge.
A judgment awarding overtime wages, penalties and attorneys’ fees under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 201, 216(b), against appellants, Contractor for the United States Navy under two cost-plus-fixed-fee, wartime, contracts 1 is again before us for review.2
Since what it did, it did under the express direction of the United States Navy, the question is whether Conti'actor owes the overtime with like penalties for obeying these orders. More accurately, it is whether the public Treasury shall be required to pay since the cost, including litigation expense, if…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Pennsylvania Railroad v. ChamberlainSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. MartinSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Quock Ting v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Kennedy v. Silas Mason Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by16 opinions
- 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
- Raul Lara Martinez v. Food City, Inc., D/B/A FoodlandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Anthony J. Caserta v. Home Lines Agency, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Jackson v. Airways Parking CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1969
- Bill J. Bishop and Joseph R. Haynen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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