· 10/29/1979
Equipment Rental Corp. v. Tidewater Equipment Co.
Citations
- 444 U.S. 930
- 100 S. Ct. 273
How courts have described this case
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- finding that where plaintiff, on his deathbed, swore his two sons — the executors of his estate — to continue litigating, he was an inadequate representative because it was an inappropriate attitude for a class representative and violated his fiduciary duty
- plaintiff subject to unique defenses
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