Legal Opinion
United Airlines, Inc. v. McDonald
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 20, 1977No. 76-545PublishedCited by 512 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
Federal Rule Civ. Proc. 24 requires that an application to intervene in federal litigation must be “timely.” In this case a motion to intervene was filed promptly after the final judgment of a District Court, for the purpose of appealing the court’s earlier denial of class action certification. The question presented is whether this motion was “timely” under Rule 24.
Until November 7, 1968, United Airlines required its female stewardesses to remain unmarried as a condition of employment; no parallel restriction was imposed on any male employees, including male stewards and cabin flight…
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