# Green v. Wolf Corp.

> Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · December 9, 1968 · 406 F.2d 291

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/8880063

## Case

- **Full name:** Leon GREEN, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. WOLF CORPORATION, Joseph Wolf, Joseph Eckhaus, Leon Spilky, David Berdon & Co., and Troster, Singer and Co.
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- **Decided:** December 9, 1968
- **Citations:** 406 F.2d 291
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurring in part by Hays
- **Judges:** Hays, Kaufman
- **Cited by:** 421 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- stating that “[t]he district court may use the procedures suggested by Rule 23 to cope with the [distinctions between plaintiffs], if, indeed, they exist” and noting that if the district court encounters individual damages issues “[t]he effective administration of 23(b)(3) [ma…
- holding that class was proper for certification and that common issues predominated over individual issues, where alleged misrepresentations were made in standard prospectus issued to class members
- finding appellate jurisdiction under § 1291 when absent class certification, “the litigation will very likely terminate without reaching the merits”

## Opinion text

HAYS, Circuit Judge
(concurring in part and dissenting in part):
I concur in the court’s determination as to the propriety of a class action. I dissent from Part III of Judge KAUFMAN’S opinion on the ground that the issue of punitive damages is not appeal-able.

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