Legal Opinion
Deposit Guaranty National Bank v. Roper
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 12, 1980No. 78-904PublishedCited by 1,047 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
We granted certiorari to decide whether a tender to named plaintiffs in a class action of the amounts claimed in their individual capacities, followed by the entry of judgment in their favor on the basis of that tender, over their objection, moots the case and terminates their right to appeal the denial of class certification.
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Respondents, holders of credit cards issued on the “Bank-Americard” plan by petitioner Deposit Guaranty National Bank, sued the bank in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, seeking to represent both *328their own interests and those of…
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