Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Cranston
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided February 16, 1942No. Civ. Nos. 847, 846PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KNIGHT, District Judge.
The third party defendants were brought into this suit purportedly under Rule 14(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c, on application of the defendant Cranston. The plaintiffs in both suits are citizens of the same state as the third party defendants.
The third party defendants move to set aside the order purporting to bring them in as defendants and to dismiss the complaint of the third party plaintiff as against them.
The law of the State of New York does not permit contribution among joint tort feasors (Section 211-a of the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Crim v. Lumbermens Mut. Casualty Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1939
- Malkin v. Arundel CorporationDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1941
- Bossard v. McGwinnDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1939
- Gray v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1940
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Lesnik v. Public Industrials CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Pabellon v. Grace Line, Inc. (Coston Supply Co., Third-And-Fourth-Party Defendants)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Friend v. Middle Atlantic Transp. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Jay Hiatt v. Mazda Motor Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Atlantic Coast Line R. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.District Court, M.D. Georgia · 1943
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