Legal Opinion
Mack Trucks, Inc. v. Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Company v. Latrobe Die Castingcompany, Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 18, 1967No. 15539PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HASTIE, Circuit Judge.
This is an action for indemnity. It is of federal cognizance solely under diversity jurisdiction. The District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania dismissed the action as barred by the statute of limitations. This appeal followed.
The claim for indemnity arose in this way. Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Co. sold brake pedal assemblies, manufactured for it by Latrobe Die Casting Co., to Mack Trucks, Inc., for incorporation in vehicles manufactured by Mack. A truck, incorporating such a brake assembly, was sold to a resident of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Foley v. the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Rosenzweig v. HellerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
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3Cited by109 opinions
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- Heavner v. Uniroyal, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1973
- Barbara B. Sack v. V. T. Low, Doing Business as a Partnership Under the Name of Bear, Stearns & Co., and Richard W. SilvermanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
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