· 11/8/1984
Sylvester Marx v. Centran Corporation
Citations
- 747 F.2d 1536
- 40 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 444
- 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 16871
- 53 U.S.L.W. 2245
How courts have described this case
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- observing that to certify a class in a claim without merit would “promote inefficiency for its own sake”
- “To require notice to be sent to all potential plaintiffs in a class action when the underlying claim is without merit is to promote inefficiency for its own sake.”
- “It has never been doubted that a complaint asserting a class action could be dismissed on the merits before determining whether the suit could be maintained as a class action.”
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Judges: Martin, Jones, Contie
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