The following excerpt is from Volvo North America Corp. v. Men's Intern. Professional Tennis Council, 839 F.2d 69 (2nd Cir. 1988):
Id. at 665-66, 12 S.Ct. at 120 (citation omitted). See also Stringfellow v. Concerned Neighbors In Action, --- U.S. ----, ----, 107 S.Ct. 1177, 1184, 94 L.Ed.2d 389 (1987).
The exception for certain appeals from interlocutory orders dealing with injunctions was first introduced in 1891, and has developed over the years into the present enactment codified in 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1292(a)(1) (1982). See generally Baltimore Contractors v. Bodinger, 348 U.S. 176, 180 & n. 6, 75 S.Ct. 249, 252 & n. 6, 99 L.Ed. 233 (1955) (discussing history of section 1292).
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