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· 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

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

  • 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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