Legal Opinion
Blankenship v. Western Union Tel. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1947No. 5564PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
John J. Blankenship and Viola Patrick, a partnership doing business under the firm name and style of Guyandotte Hotel, operated a hotel in the town of Mullens, West Virginia. The partnership made a contract with the Western Union Telegraph Company for the operation of a branch agency of Western Union in the hotel. After the agency had been in operation some time, Blankenship and Patrick filed a civil action in a court of the State of West Virginia seeking a declaratory judgment as to their inclusion and their rights under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (hereinafter…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. BondSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Helena Glendale Ferry Co. v. WallingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
- Underwood v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1932
- United States v. Vogue, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1944
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3Cited by9 opinions
- United States v. Barney A. Gertz, Owner of 3,827 Coins Being Likenesses of the 1847 'Hapa Haneri' Issued by the Hawaiian GovernmentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Western Union Tel. Co. v. McCombCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1947
- Dunaway v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 2005
- Morris Friedman & Co. v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1972
- Dixon v. CSX Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
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