Legal Opinion
Robert L. Roper v. Consurve, Inc., D/B/A Bankamericard Center, and Deposit Guaranty National Bank, Jackson, Mississippi
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 24, 1978No. 76-3600PublishedCited by 140 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
This ease presents two class action questions: whether the class action claim and, indeed, the entire controversy became moot when, after the trial court denied certification following an evidentiary hearing, the defendant bank tendered to the two class representatives payment in full of the amount each individually claimed and judgment was entered on their behalf; and, if not, whether a class action is superior to other available means for the fair and efficient adjudication of a claim for usurious charges on behalf of a class potentially comprising 90,000 holders of…
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