Legal Opinion
Ramsey v. Georgia-Pacific Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1979No. 78-2936PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
Georgia-Pacific Corporation appeals a summary judgment dismissing its third-party complaint for indemnity against Walker Welding and Machine Company in a Mississippi diversity case. Concluding that the third-party complaint could not be foreclosed by summary judgment, we reverse and remand.
Neither the briefs nor the order on summary judgment in this case adequately focuses on what seem to us to be the two controlling questions: first, is it possible for the plaintiff to recover a judgment against Georgia-Pacific for injuries that were caused in part by the actions of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Smith Petroleum Service, Inc. v. Monsanto Chemical Company, Monsanto Chemical Company v. Smith Petroleum Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Granquist v. Crystal Springs Lumber Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1941
- Home Insurance Co. of NY v. Atlas Tank Mfg. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1970
- Carr v. CRABTREEMississippi Supreme Court · 1951
- Citizens' Bank v. FrazierMississippi Supreme Court · 1930
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Arsement v. Spinnaker Exploration Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
- Jesse Earl McCormack v. Noble Drilling Corporation, Chevron Oil Company, Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company v. International Paper Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Ramsey v. Georgia-Pacific Corp.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1981
- Weyerhaeuser Company v. WellsMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
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