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French v. McWilliams Dredging Co.

Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department
Apr 7, 1949
195 Misc. 90 (N.Y. App. Term 1949)

Opinion

April 7, 1949.

Appeal from the City Court of the City of New York, New York County, COLEMAN, J.

Emil V. Pilz for appellants.

Hyman Korn and Herbert A. Kaiden for respondents.


Section 9 of the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 (U.S. Code, tit. 29, § 258) is constitutional ( Darr v. Mutual Life Ins. Co., 169 F.2d 262) and the question of fact as to defendants' good faith having been resolved in favor of defendants, from which plaintiffs have not appealed on this record, the claims of plaintiffs are barred.

The judgments should be reversed, with costs as of one appeal, and judgments directed for defendants, with costs.

HOFSTADTER, PECORA and HECHT, JJ., concur.

Judgments reversed, etc.


Summaries of

French v. McWilliams Dredging Co.

Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department
Apr 7, 1949
195 Misc. 90 (N.Y. App. Term 1949)
Case details for

French v. McWilliams Dredging Co.

Case Details

Full title:CHARLES F. FRENCH, Respondent, v. McWILLIAMS DREDGING COMPANY et al.…

Court:Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department

Date published: Apr 7, 1949

Citations

195 Misc. 90 (N.Y. App. Term 1949)
88 N.Y.S.2d 838

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