HODGSON v. STATE OF MISSOURI

Civ. A. No. 19033-2.

340 F.Supp. 1188 (1972)

James D. HODGSON, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, Plaintiff, v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Defendant.

United States District Court, W. D. Missouri, W. D.

April 18, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter G. Nash, Solicitor of Labor, U. S. Dept. of Labor, Harper Barnes, Regional Atty., T. A. Housh, Jr., Kansas City, Mo., for plaintiff.

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen. of Missouri, Charles A. Blackmar and Peter H. Ruger, Asst. Attys. Gen., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND SUMMARY JUDGMENT

COLLINSON, District Judge.

In 1966 Congress amended the Fair Labor Standards Act to make its provisions concerning compensation for overtime applicable to employees of State schools and hospitals. The State of Missouri, admittedly, did not comply with the law in respect to its employees in state mental hospitals.

In 1968 the Supreme Court held the 1966 amendment constitutional in the case of Maryland v. Wirtz...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases