Legal Opinion

Northern Assurance Company of America, as Subrogee of Michael and Carole Morrell v. Square D Company

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided January 13, 2000No. 1999PublishedCited by 89 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MESKILL, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, McAvoy, C. /., dismissing Northern Assurance Company of America’s (Northern) complaint against Square D Company (Square D) on grounds of res judicata. The district court held that Northern’s claims were barred because of the denial of Northern’s motion to amend its earlier complaint to add Square D as a defendant in a suit brought against another party. Because Northern was under no obligation to bring its claims against Square D in the earlier suit, we hold that…

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