Legal Opinion

John L. James v. The Continental Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided May 4, 1970No. 18300PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

2Per curiam

This is an appeal from the district court’s order denying a new trial. Appellant, a former insurance adjuster for Continental Insurance Company, sued to recover from Continental allegedly wil-fully-withheld overtime compensation claimed to be due pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (“Act”), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. At trial the jury returned a special verdict for Continental, finding that appellant was not an employee covered by the Act. Appellant here assigns numerous errors to several rulings of the trial court and to its charge to the jury. We have…

3Cases cited4 opinions

  1. James Kiernan and Mary Kiernan v. Gerald Van Schaik, T/a Van's Atlantic StationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
  2. Ridgway National Bank, Guardian of the Estate of Robert Aiello, a Mental Incompetent v. North American Van Lines, Inc., an Indiana CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
  3. Wisbey v. American Community Stores CorporationDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1968
  4. John Edward Barnett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961

4Cited by39 opinions

  1. Black, Elwood W., Sr. And Black, Joyce v. Stephens, Wayne and City of Allentown and Gable, CarsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
  2. Posttape Associates v. Eastman Kodak CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
  3. Joe E. DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VALLEY DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
  4. Hanna M. Ayoub and Margaret Ayoub, His Wife v. Dr. H. N. Spencer, M. D.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
  5. Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Marilyn M. WymanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983

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