Legal Opinion
Goldman v. First National Bank
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 2, 1976No. 75-1339PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents two questions: whether the trial court’s refusal to allow this action under the Truth in Lending Act1 to proceed as a class action was an abuse of discretion, and whether in plaintiff-appellant Steven Goldman’s individual suit before a different judge, the court erred in holding that the statutory limitations period contained in the Act barred Goldman’s action.2
The limitations question was decided by way of summary judgment for the defendant and against the plaintiff on Counts I, II and III of the amended complaint, each charging violations of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Mourning v. Family Publications Service, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. WurtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Mack Trucks, Inc. v. Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Company v. Latrobe Die Castingcompany, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- Ratner v. Chemical Bank New York Trust Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1972
- Luther Haynes and Lenita Haynes v. Logan Furniture Mart, Inc., an Illinois CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,173 Michael Susman v. Lincoln American Corp., Ann Flamm and Arnold Flamm v. Rudolph Eberstadt, Jr. And Microdot, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Mary S. Smith v. Don Chapman, D/B/A Don Chapman Motor SalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Chevalier v. Baird Savings Ass'nDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- Kleiner v. First National Bank of AtlantaDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1983
- Goldman v. First National Bank of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
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