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· 2/19/1974

White v. Whatley

Citations

  • 415 U.S. 934
  • 94 S. Ct. 1449

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a RICO injury does not occur until a debtor defaults on promised principal and equity payments
  • holding that injury arising from financial obligation accrues “as to each expense when [injured party becomes] obligated to pay that expense, and not at some later date when it actually [makes] the payment”
  • affirming decision that claims not made under the indenture were not barred by no-action clause that, by its terms, applied only to the indenture
  • applying rule of construction that a contract should not be interpreted so as to render certain of its provisions superfluous
  • no action clause does not affect the ability of debenture holders to bring a suit after nonpayment of principal and interest
  • no action clause does not affect the ability of debenture holders to bring a suit after non payment of principal or interest

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