Case Name: MacDONALD et al. v. MARTINELLI et al.
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1953-05-22
Citations: 120 F. Supp. 382
Docket Number: 
Parties: MacDONALD et al. v. MARTINELLI et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Supplement
Volume: 120
Pages: 382–383

Head Matter:
MacDONALD et al. v. MARTINELLI et al.
United States District Court, S. D. New York.
May 22, 1953.
Weisman, Allen, Spett & Sheinberg, New York City (Irving Rozen, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiffs.
Bernard H. Fitzpatrick, New York City, for defendants.

Opinion:
CONGER, District Judge.
The defendants moved at the pre-trial conference to amend their answer to plead the statute of limitations.
Since Judge Samuel H. Kaufman has held that Section 16(b) of the Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 216(b), relating to the filing of consents, is inapplicable to this suit, D.C., 120 F.Supp. 383, the defendants are precluded from using the filing dates of such consents nevertheless filed as a basis for asserting the statute of limitations found in Sections 6 and 7 of the Portal to Portal Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 255, 266. The statute of limitations runs from the filing date of the complaint. Cf. Burrell v. LaFollette Coach Lines, D.C., 97 F.Supp. 279.
Motion denied.