SKINNER v. W. T. GRANT CO.

No. 79-3026.

642 F.2d 981 (1981)

Alvin SKINNER, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. W. T. GRANT COMPANY, Defendants, Federal Financial Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

April 17, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell & Derussy, Patrick D. Breeden, John M. Holahan, Keith A. Rodriguez, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, Harry S. Hardin, III, Howard E. Sinor, Jr., New Orleans, La., Robert V. Atmore, Minneapolis, Minn., for defendant-appellee.

Before WISDOM, RUBIN, and SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.


ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

In 1973, Alvin Skinner brought this class action on behalf of New Orleans customers of W. T. Grant, alleging violations of the Consumer Credit Protection Act and the Louisiana usury laws.1 In 1975, Grant filed a Chapter XI petition leading to reorganization proceedings in the Southern District of New York. During those proceedings, the Bankruptcy Trustee assigned...

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