Legal Opinion
Joseph Drake v. Treadwell Construction Company, and Third-Party v. United States of America, Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 15, 1962No. 13591_1PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTIE, Circuit Judge.
This litigation began as a diversity-suit in which the plaintiff, Joseph Drake, an employee of the United States, sued the principal defendant, Treadwell Construction Co., for negligent injury suffered when a steel expansion tank, manufactured by Treadwell for the United States, exploded while Drake and others were testing ordnance at a government arsenal. Treadwell then brought the United States into the suit by filing a third-party claim against the government for indemnity or contribution.
The trial of the principal claim resulted in a finding that the tank had been…
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