Legal Opinion
Boro Hall v. Metropolitan Tobacco Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 30, 1977No. 76 C 430PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PLATT, District Judge.
The plaintiffs in this action, Boro Hall— Oxford Tobacco Company (“Boro Hall”) and Jamaica Tobacco & Sales Corp. (“Jamaica”), are suing the defendant, Metropolitan Tobacco Company (“Metropolitan”), for price discrimination in violation of the Robinson-Patman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 13.
The plaintiffs move pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for a determination that the action may be maintained as a class action. The class is defined as cigar and tobacco wholesalers in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts who purchased…
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