Legal Opinion
Coopers & Lybrand v. Livesay
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 21, 1978No. 76-1836PublishedCited by 3,100 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
The question in this case is whether a district court’s determination that an action may not be maintained as a class action pursuant to Fed. Rule Civ. Proc. 23 is a “final decision” within the meaning of 28 U. S. C. § 1291 1 and therefore appealable as a matter of right. Because there is a conflict in the Circuits over this issue, 2 we granted certiorari and now hold that such an order is not appealable under § 1291.
Petitioner, Coopers & Lybrand, is an accounting firm that certified the financial statements in a prospectus issued in connection with a 1972 public offering of securities in…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Cobbledick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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