Conversion Chemical Corp. v. Dr.-Ing. Max Schloetter Fabrik Fur Galvanotechnik

RULING ON MOTION FOR PRODUCTION

BLUMENFELD, District Judge.

The plaintiff moves for an order requiring Lea-Ronal, Inc., a garnishee, to produce documents pursuant to Fed.R. Civ.P. 34. The question presented is whether a garnishee is a party within the meaning of that rule.

The concept of a “party” in Rule 34 has been held to extend to a liability insurer of the. defendant. Wilson v. David, 21 F.R.D. 217 (W.D.Mich. 1957); Simper v. Trimble, 9 F.R.D. 598 (W.D.Mo.1949); Martin v. N. V. Nederlandsche Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatchappij, 8 F.R.D. 363 (S.D.N.Y. 1948). The interest of a garnishee in…