Legal Opinion
St. Johns River Shipbuilding Co. v. Adams
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 12, 1947No. 12000PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
R. A. Adams, an employee of St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, brought suit for himself and others similarly situated for time and a half pay for hours worked in excess of forty hours per week between January 1, 1942, and July 31, 1945, plus liquidated damages and attorneys fee, by virtue of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Other employees intervened, a trial was had, and judgment was given in favor of the plaintiffs who were “expediters” and “sergeants of the guard,” on a holding that they were not excepted from the Act as administrative or executive employees; but…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Carpenter v. Wabash Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- McCloskey & Co. v. EckartCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1947
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