Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,173 Michael Susman v. Lincoln American Corp., Ann Flamm and Arnold Flamm v. Rudolph Eberstadt, Jr. And Microdot, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 31, 1977No. 77-1145, 77-1146PublishedCited by 171 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
In the two cases consolidated for our consideration, appellants contest the validity of the district court’s judgment denying certification of their class action. 1 In each case the district judge ruled pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(a)(4) 2 that the class representative would not fairly and adequately protect the interests of the class. For the following reasons, the judgment of the district judge is affirmed.
The facts in these cases are as follows:
1. The Microdot case.
Plaintiffs-Appellants Ann Flamm and Arnold Flamm (hereinafter referred to as plaintiffs)…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Sosna v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Hansberry v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- 9 Fair empl.prac.cas. 211, 9 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 9931 Sandra Wetzel and Mari Ross, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Equal Opportunity Commission as Amicus Curiae v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by171 opinions
- Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- In Re General Motors Corporation Pick-Up Truck Fuel Tank Products Liability Litigation. Jack French, Robert M. West, Charles E. Merritt, Gary Blades, Dawn and Tracey Best, Gary and Jackie Barnes, Betty Marteny, John and Mary Southands, Edmund Berning, Dale W. Plummer, Edmund and Anneta Casey, John and Connie Yonki, Carl and Kathryn Corona, Dallas and Patricia Nelson, Mynard and Mildred Duncan, Kirby L. Stegman, Dewayne Anderson, Morris and Barbara Betzold, in No. 94-1064. Rudolph Jenkins, William D. Cunningham, Mather Johnson, Forrest Charles Ginn, Buren William Jones and Martin D. Parkman, in No. 94-1194. Parish of Jefferson, in No. 94-1195. The State of New York, in No. 94-1198. Elton Wilson, Individually, and Frank I. Owen, Individually and on Behalf of the Residents of the State of Alabama, in No. 94-1202. City of New York, in No. 94-1203. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1207. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1208. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, in No. 94-1219Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Mace v. Van Ru Credit Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Elsie Simer v. Richard J. Rios, Acting Director of Community Services Administration Community Services AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- In Re General Motors Corporation Engine Interchange LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
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