Legal Opinion
Twigg v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 4, 1998No. 96-3749, 98-2259PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COX, Circuit Judge:
Kevin Twigg appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Sears, Roebuck & Company on the ground that Twigg’s claims were precluded by a judgment in an earlier class action against Sears. We reverse and remand.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
A. Twigg’s Suit
Twigg filed a complaint in the Middle District of Florida that asserts claims arising out of his purchase of four new tires from a Sears automotive center in Sarasota, Florida on September 26,1991. The complaint alleges that Twigg had Sears install the new tires on his car and purchased, on Sears’s…
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