Legal Opinion

Abbott v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided June 2, 1953No. 50208PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MADDEN, Judge.

Each of the plaintiffs has been employed as a ship pilot at the Panama Canal all or a part of the time since July 1, 1945. They sue to recover extra compensation for the services which they have performed on Sundays and holidays, and for overtime on any days during that time. The majority of them are still so employed, and they ask for compensation up to the time when the court renders judgment in this case. Their suit is founded on Section 203 of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, 59 Stat. 295, 5 U.S.C.A. § 913, and the Classification Act of 1949, 5 U.S.C.A. § 1071 et seq.

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bruner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. Cherry Cotton Mills, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Crooks Terminal Warehouses, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1941
  4. John Morrell & Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1939
  5. Cherry Cotton Mills, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1945

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Arthur C. Payne, Cross-Appellee v. Panama Canal Company, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  2. Slattery v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2011
  3. Butz Engineering Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1974
  4. Gulf Oil Corporation v. Panama Canal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  5. Breitbeck v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1974

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