Legal Opinion

Carey v. Danecki

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided April 25, 1961No. 13426PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

In this diversity action for damages arising out of an automobile collision, the defendant and third-party plaintiff, Benjamin Danecki, joined the plaintiff, Merle G. Carey as a third-party defendant. Carey subsequently filed an amended answer in which he pleaded as a bar to Danecki’s third-party action against him, a release executed prior to the institution of the instant suit. The District Court granted Carey’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and this appeal followed.

The record discloses that the District Court did not, in accordance with Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil…

2Cited by4 opinions

Paul E. Repass v. Albert L. Vreeland and Leonard G. Brown, Individuals, and Vreeland & Brown, a New Jersey Partnership in the Practice of LawCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
Rinker v. Local Union No. 24 of Amalgamated LithographersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
Floyd Rinker v. Local Union No. 24 Of Amalgamated Lithographers Of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
Robert Carey and Linda Carey, Minors, by Their Parents and Natural Guardians, Merle G. Carey and Helen J. Carey, and Merle G. Carey in His Own Right v. Benjamin Danecki v. Merle G. CareyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961