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· 1/14/1981

Merrill Tenant Council v. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (Hud)

Citations

  • 638 F.2d 1086
  • 1981 U.S. App. LEXIS 21034

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • permitting class action to proceed where plaintiffs sought damages in the amount of interest on rental security deposits
  • permitting class action to proceed where plaintiffs sought damages in the amount of interest on rental security deposits
  • “Because a penalty clause is void in a contractual cause of action in Illinois, we do not reach the issue of whether the waiver of sovereign immunity extends to a penalty.”

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Judges: Cudahy, Pell, Swygert

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