· 10/14/1998
George E. Hemenway v. Peabody Coal Company and Peabody Development Company
Citations
- 159 F.3d 255
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- noting that where the scope of one provision is not completely contained within the scope of the other it is impossible to call either \more specific\
- noting that “the period of limitations is tolled between the filing of a class action and the order deciding whether the suit may be maintained as a class action, a principle that covers both grants and denials”
- explaining why lower courts should not follow dicta in Jimenez suggesting that tolling should continue if plaintiffs appeal a denial of class certification
- explaining why lower courts should not follow dicta in Jimenez suggesting that tolling should continue if plaintiffs appeal a denial of class certification
- “Evidence about the beliefs, wishes, hopes, and fears of [a party] would be inadmissible, for only objective evidence may be used to elaborate on a contract’s meaning.”
- “Evidence about the beliefs, wishes, hopes, and fears of [a party] would be inadmissible, for only objective evidence may be used to elaborate on a contract’s meaning.”
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Judges: Posner, Easterbrook, Rovner
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