· 12/31/1954
Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America v. Town of Milford
Citations
- 218 F.2d 602
How courts have described this case
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- holding that individual issues within state subclasses would render class action impracticable, even if litigated state‐by‐ state
- holding that a nationwide class action would be unmanageable due to the variance of law in multiple jurisdictions
- noting that doctrine should not be ignored just to facilitate class treatment
- applying consumer fraud law of state where consumer is located rather than states with more favorable consumer law
- noting also that plaintiffs must have believed Michigan and Tennessee to be “in the favorable minority” of jurisdictions with respect to the manifestation requirement
- noting that doctrine should not be ignored just to facilitate class treatment
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