Legal Opinion
Drake v. Hercules Powder Co.
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided January 8, 1946No. 115PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Speakman, J.,
delivering the opinion of the Court:
The principal question for determination by the Court *73is whether the plaintiff’s contract of employment on and after May 1, 1942, provided for a workweek of forty hours, and if so, his base pay during such period, or whether it provided for a workweek of indefinite or fluctuating hours.
After a careful consideration of the law and the facts, I advised counsel for the parties that I had arrived at a conclusion that was not in accord with the theories advanced by either of them in their respective briefs. I furnished to counsel for each of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Utley v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Anderson v. Federal Cartridge CorporationDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1945
- Greer v. Arlington Mills Manufacturing Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1899
- Landreth v. Ford, Bacon & Davis, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
- Peffer v. Federal Cartridge Corp.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1945
3Cited by8 opinions
- Haft v. Dart Group Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1993
- Connell v. Delaware Aircraft Industries, Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 1947
- Kemp v. Day & Zimmerman, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1948
- Haney v. LaubSuperior Court of Delaware · 1973
- Avallone v. Wilmington Medical Center, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1982
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