· 2/28/1938
McNeff v. White Eagle Brewing Co.
Citations
- 294 Ill. App. 37
- 13 N.E.2d 493
- 1938 Ill. App. LEXIS 556
How courts have described this case
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- holding that a motion for class certification will fail when it rests on pure speculation or bare allegations
- finding an issuer not liable under Sec. 15, 1933 Act, for the material omissions of its best-efforts underwriter
- finding an issuer not liable under § 15, 1933 Act, for the material omissions of its best-efforts underwriter
- looking to common-law principles to define reasonable care under Section 12
- unsupported assertions respecting the number of shares traded and the average size of each trade were “pure speculation”
- would-be representative “must make a positive showing” as to numerosity
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Judges: McSurely
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