Legal Opinion
Jackson Sawmill Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1978No. 77-1768PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Holders of municipal bonds issued by the City of East St. Louis, Illinois (the City), brought this class action against several federal, state, and local government entities after the City defaulted on the bonds. The district court1 dismissed the bondholders’ second amended complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The bondholders then brought this appeal. The basic issue raised on appeal is whether the dismissal was premature given the liberal construction of pleadings mandated by the Federal…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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3Cited by101 opinions
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- Greenwood v. RossCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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