Legal Opinion
Steelman v. Strickland
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided November 19, 1976No. Nos. CIV-2-76-154 and CIV-2-77-61PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
NEESE, District Judge.
This is a removed diversity action to recover money damages for the alleged liability of the defendants in connection with their sale of certain agricultural plants to the plaintiffs. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332(a)(1), 1441(a). The plaintiffs seek to maintain this as a class action “ * * * on behalf of [themselves] as well as on behalf of each other and all other persons who acquired * * * ” such plants from the defendants. Rule 23, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
“ * * * As soon as practicable after the commencement of an action brought as a class action, the…
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- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Southern MacHine Company, Inc. v. Mohasco Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968
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