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· 3/19/1980

William J. Davis, Inc. v. Young

Citations

  • 412 A.2d 1187
  • 24 Wage & Hour Cas. (BNA) 611
  • 1980 D.C. App. LEXIS 262

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that information on plaintiffs pay stub did not place plaintiff on notice of wage claim in light of “positive steps” defendant employer took to lull and conceal cause of action from plaintiff
  • holding that information on plaintiff's pay stub did not place plaintiff on notice of wage claim in light of \positive steps\ defendant employer took to lull and conceal cause of action from plaintiff
  • noting that to invoke the doctrine of fraudulent concealment “the defendant must have done something of an affirmative nature designed to prevent discovery of the cause of action”
  • noting that to invoke the doctrine of fraudulent concealment “the defendant must have done something of an affirmative nature designed to prevent discovery of the cause of action”
  • finding that the plaintiff was lulled into inaction where defendant affirmatively advised plaintiff, an unsophisticated employee, that it was unnecessary for defendant to report the hours plaintiff worked
  • “Generally the defendant must have done something of an affirmative nature de signed to prevent discovery of the cause of action”

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Judges: Kern, Harris, Mack

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