Legal Opinion
Roger O. Halverson v. Convenient Food Mart, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 5, 1972No. 71-1195PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents the novel question of the effect of a lawyer’s communications with potential class members on a subsequently filed class action.
Plaintiffs are the owners of some 36 separate businesses operating retail grocery stores under franchise agreements with defendant Convenient Food Mart, Inc. Defendant Scot Lad Foods, Inc., through its Meadowmoor Dairy subsidiary, markets milk and related dairy products and defendant Bresler Ice Cream Co. sells ice cream. Plaintiffs allege that Meadowmoor and Bresler each own 50 percent of Convenient’s outstanding stock.
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- Albert Flaksa v. Little River Marine Construction Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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