Legal Opinion
Dorothy Carlson v. The Coca-Cola Company, a Delaware Corporation, and Glendenning Companies, Inc., a Connecticut Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 20, 1973No. 26842PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*280OPINION
Before ELY and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON, District Judge.*
ELY, Circuit Judge:
Acting individually and, purportedly as class representatives, appellants initiated this action against The Coca-Cola Company for damages. The complaint alleged that Coca-Cola had engaged in a nationwide promotional game, Big Name Bingo, that was deceptively structured to deprive many participants of prize money to which they were allegedly entitled under the rules of the game. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12, the District Court, 318 F.Supp. 785, dismissed the complaint for failing to…
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