Legal Opinion
In Re Piper Aircraft Distribution System Antitrust Litigation. Van-S-Aviation Corporation v. Piper Aircraft Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 15, 1977No. 76-1360PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBSTER, Circuit Judge.
Van-S-Aviation appeals from a multidistrict order of the District Court 1 dismissing its class action allegations in six antitrust actions on grounds of collateral estoppel. Appellees resist the appeal, contending that it was untimely filed and that the District Court’s order was interlocutory and not appealable. We reject these contentions and reverse the order of the District Court.
Appellant is a former dealer in aircraft manufactured by Piper Aircraft corporation. Appellees are Piper and several of its distributors. In its original complaint filed November 16, 1973,…
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