Legal Opinion
In Re W.T. Grant Co.
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 4, 1982No. 18-23367PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOHN J. GALGAY, Bankruptcy Judge.
In this motion, Frances M. Massey, former employee of the bankrupt, W.T. Grant (“Grant”), has moved for class certification, urging this Court to name her class representative of former Grant employees who were eligible for retirement benefits at the time of their termination and denied the full, regular severance pay entitlement. Massey contends that a class action suit is the only effective mechanism for her and similarly situated former employees to prosecute their severance pay claims since, she argues, it would be impracticable to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Samuel Bailey v. Joe T. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Moscarelli v. StammDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1968
- In Re Grant CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Greenstein v. PaulDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- Ewh v. Monarch Wine Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1977
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Patrick T. Reid v. White Motor Corporation John T. Grigsby, Jr., Disposition Assets Trustee for White Motor CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- S.J. Groves & Sons Co. v. Peters (In Re Peters)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · 1988
- Matter of Baldwin-United Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 1985
- Erie Materials, Inc. v. Oot (In Re Oot)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · 1989
- In Re Grocerland Cooperative, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1983
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