class suit
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Definitions from Case Law
From 311 U.S. 32 - Hansberry v. Lee · 1940Most cited · 3,295 citing opinions
The class suit was an invention of equity to enable it to proceed to a decree in suits where the number of those interested in the subject of the litigation is so great that their joinder as parties in conformity to the usual rules of procedure is impracticable.