Fox v. Federated Department Stores, Inc.

Opinion

BEACH, J.

Nature of Case:

This appeal involves class actions challenging the validity of various charge account practices by several retail department stores and by Union Oil Company of California (Union) and Mobil Oil Corporation (Mobil). The cases against the department stores 1 and against the oil companies were consolidated for the purpose of trial and again are consolidated on appeal. After trial, the trial court vacated the interlocutory class certification order entered in the Mobil action, dismissed the complaints in all the actions, and awarded judgment to defendants. Plaintiffs…