Legal Opinion
Roy P. Windham, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. American Brands, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 16, 1976No. 75-2315PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYZANSKI, Senior District Judge*.
The issue before us is whether in this private action alleging violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1 and 2, the District Court abused its discretion in denying, with respect to all aspects of the case, class action certification under Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(b)(3).
July 29, 1974, six named plaintiffs, growers of flue-cured tobacco in South Carolina, complained that seven defendant tobacco companies and the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States conspired, in violation of the Sherman Act, (1) to rig bids and fix prices to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Reuben J. Katz, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Carte Blanche CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- United Shoe MacHinery Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- State of West Virginia v. Chas. Pfizer & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- Paramount Famous Lasky Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Bogosian v. Gulf Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Marceline M. DONALDSON and Others Similarly Situated, Appellant, v. the PILLSBURY COMPANY Et Al., AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Windham v. American Brands, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Alabama v. Blue Bird Body Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- The State Of Alabama v. Blue Bird Body CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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