Legal Opinion
Blue Chip Stamps v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided November 30, 1976No. L.A. 30530PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CLARK, J.
Petitioners seek to compel respondent court to vacate its order certifying the class in Eleanor Botney v. Blue Chip Stamps and to dismiss the class action portion of the case. The class action must be dismissed.
Blue Chip sells trading stamps to merchants who in turn distribute them to customers. Between 1 March 1967 and 28 April 1970 the price for 1,200 stamps (a full book) ranged from $1.68 to $2.76 to the merchant. Blue Chip used several different price schedules, averaging $1.90 for each of the four years.
The merchants distributed the stamps to their customers at a rate of…
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