Legal Opinion
Murr Plumbing, Inc. v. Scherer Bros. Financial Services Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1995No. 94-2363PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
Murr Plumbing, Inc. (Murr), appeals the dismissal of its second amended RICO complaint for failure to allege the predicate acts of mail and wire fraud with the specificity required by Rule 9(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. We find no error in the district court’s1 finding that the conclusory allegations contained in Murr’s second amended complaint do not satisfy the requirements of Rule 9(b). Accordingly, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Defendant Scherer Brothers Lumber Co. (Scherer) is a family-owned lumber company and supplier of building materials. In 1988, Scherer…
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- Thomas G. Lovett, Trustee of the Bankruptcy Estate of John Peterson Motors, Inc., Donald John Peterson, Individually v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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