Bill Minielli Cement Contracting, Inc. v. Richter Concrete Corp.

OPINION

PORTER, District Judge:

This is a private antitrust case in which plaintiffs charge defendants conspired to fix prices of ready-mix concrete and also discriminated in such prices. Plaintiffs requested that the case be designated as a class action pursuant to Rule 23 Fed.R.Civ.P.

The defendants strongly oppose this motion. They do so on, the ground that there is no proof the class is too numerous to make joinder impracticable, common questions of law and fact do not predominate, and plaintiffs are not suitable representatives of the class anyhow.

*383The question about predominance of common…