Legal Opinion
John Patterson v. Roy Stovall, William P. Corkill, Objectors-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 26, 1976No. 75--1349PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is brought by certain named individuals on behalf of themselves and other individuals similarly situated raising objections to a class action settlement. The sole question on appeal is whether the trial judge abused his discretion in approving the settlement. We affirm the trial court’s approval of the settlement.
Appellants-objectors 1 are members of a class of plaintiffs who over a two-year period deposited money ultimately totalling approximately $9,700,-000 with Rawlin L. Stovall and his company, American Cash Commodities of Missouri, Inc., both defendants…
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- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. TashireSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,547 Arthur Newman v. Howard M. Stein, and Morrie Benson and Rose Lerman, Objectants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
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- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1984
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