Hamme v. Dreis & Krump Manufacturing Co.

MEMORANDUM

RAMBO, District Judge.

Plaintiff, David B. Hamme, initiated this action on June 9, 1980, claiming Defendant Dreis & Krump Manufacturing Company was liable for injuries sustained by plaintiff on September 8, 1978, when a steel power press broke and severed three of plaintiff’s fingers. On July 31, 1980, the defendant filed a third-party complaint to join Hamme’s employer, Cole Business Furniture, as an additional defendant. Defendant specifically limited the purpose of the joinder, claiming it was “solely for the purpose of enabling the jury and the court to determine comparative…