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· 10/29/1979

Equipment Rental Corp. v. Tidewater Equipment Co.

Citations

  • 444 U.S. 930
  • 100 S. Ct. 273

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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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