Cox v. City of Chester

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Samuel Cox and Henrietta Adams1 (named plaintiffs) appeal from an order by the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County denying their motion for class certification. We vacate that decision and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

We must decide if the common pleas court abused its discretion2 by (1) declaring that the named plain*448tiffs are not members of tbe class they purport to represent and by (2) deciding that the interests of tbe named plaintiffs cannot be aligned squarely with tbe interests of absent class members.

Tbe named plaintiffs filed a…