Legal Opinion
Windham v. American Brands, Inc.
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided September 26, 1975No. C. A. No. 74-1008PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CHAPMAN, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court upon motion of plaintiffs seeking certification of this cause as a class action. Through extensive discovery, consisting mostly of depositions taken before the Court, together with briefs of counsel and oral arguments, the issue has been fully explored and the Court must now decide if the plaintiffs satisfy Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
' PENDING MOTIONS AND BACKGROUND
The complaint sets forth three causes of action. It is alleged in the first and second causes of action that the company defendants, “with the…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Snyder v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Nathaniel MOSLEY Et Al., Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION Et Al., AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by22 opinions
- 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
- Pope v. Intermountain Gas Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1982
- Sperry Rand Corp. v. LarsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- In re Plywood Anti-trust LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1976
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