Legal Opinion
American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 25, 1974No. 72-1195PublishedCited by 1,975 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
This case involves an aspect of the relationship between a statute of limitations and the provisions of Fed. Rule Civ. ProC. 23 regulating class actions in the federal courts. While the question presented is a limited one, the details of the complex proceedings, originating almost a decade ago, must be briefly recounted.
On March 10, 1964, a federal grand jury returned indictments charging a number of individuals and companies, including the petitioners here, with criminal violations of § 1 of the Sherman Act, 26 Stat. 209, as amended, 15 U. S. C. § 1. The indictments alleged that the…
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