CALDWELL v. ALABAMA DRY DOCK & SHIPBUILDING CO.

Nos. 11866, 11869.

161 F.2d 83 (1947)

CALDWELL et al. v. ALABAMA DRY DOCK & SHIPBUILDING CO. ANDREWS et al. v. SAME.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 25, 1947.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel M. Johnston and Allan R. Cameron, both of Mobile, Ala., for appellants.

Bessie Margolin, Asst. Sol., U. S. Dept. of Labor, of Washington, D. C., amicus curiae.

Charles B. Arendall, Jr. and T. Massey Bedsole, both of Mobile, Ala., for appellee.

Gessner T. McCorvey, of Mobile, Ala., Borden Burr, Birmingham, Ala., and Leon E. Hickman and Frank L. Seamans, both of Pittsburgh, Pa., amicus curiae.

Before McCORD, WALLER, and LEE, Circuit Judges.


McCORD, Circuit Judge.

Action was filed for the recovery of overtime compensation, liquidated damages, and attorney's fees under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, §§ 1-19, 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 201-219. These appeals by intervening employees are from judgments entered against them on the ground that their claims were barred by the Alabama one-year statute of limitations.1 General Acts of Alabama of 1943...

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