Legal Opinion
James W. Leu, Individually and as Representative of a Class v. Norfolk & Western Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 8, 1987No. 86-1377PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
This action is before the court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 as an appeal of a final judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. On February 6, 1986, the district court granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ second amended complaint, and plaintiffs’ appeal. The complaint was dismissed under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and, alternatively, dismissed with prejudice under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm the…
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