Legal Opinion
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, a Corporation v. The West Virginia Department of Highways, a Corporation, (Two Cases)
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 2, 1988No. 87-2107, 87-2108PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
This third-party claim for indemnity or contribution against the West Virginia Department of Highways was filed by Westinghouse Electric Corp., a Pennsylvania corporation, as defendant in a diversity tort action arising out of an accident that occurred on a West Virginia state highway. Westinghouse alleged that the Department of Highways had negligently marked the portion of highway on which the accident occurred and that this negligence had caused or contributed to the accident. The district court held the claim barred by the eleventh amendment and…
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3Cited by35 opinions
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