Legal Opinion
First Stop Book Shop, Inc. v. Matthews Book Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 4, 1981No. 79-2032PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from dismissal of action under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1, 2, brought by statutory trustees of First Stop Book Shop, Inc. (First Stop) against Follett Corporation and its subsidiary Follett St. Louis University Book Store (collectively Follett) and four other defendants. The district court dismissed on the ground that the trustees lost the capacity to bring this suit on behalf of the dissolved corporation by unreasonable delay in filing suit. For the reasons discussed below, we reverse.
On January 1, 1977, First Stop forfeited its…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Moore v. Matthew's Book Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Lynch v. VincentDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1944
- First Stop Book Shop v. Matthews Book Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1979
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Multilist Service of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Inc. v. WilsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2000
- First Stop Book Shop, Inc. v. Matthews Book Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981