In the Matter of American Reserve Corporation, Debtor. Appeal of Clear and Doris Elaine Huddleston

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• noting that a strict ruling would effectively undermine the application of the class action rule
• achieving the principal benefits of a class action in a bankruptcy case
• “If the bankruptcy judge denies the request to certify a class, then each creditor must file an individual proof of claim . . . .”
• ultimately holding that class proofs of claim are proper, but articulating the disadvantages of class actions in the bankruptcy context
• “If the court certifies the class, ... the self-appointed agent has become ‘authorized’, and the original filing is effective for the whole class (the principals).”
• “The principal function of bankruptcy law is to determine and im‐ plement in a single collective proceeding the entitlements of all concerned.”

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