Legal Opinion
Filippini v. Ford Motor Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 24, 1986No. 85 C 6959PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MORAN, District Judge.
Defendant properly removed this products liability action on the basis of diversity. The question now is whether plaintiff should be able to join the dealer who sold the product when neither the facts nor the parties’ allegations indicate much likelihood that the dealer would be liable, the dealer is now out of business and joinder would destroy diversity. This court holds that the dealer should not be joined.
FACTS
Plaintiff Gary Filippini claims that Ford Motor Co. is liable for the injuries he suffered when a front wheel separated from his employer’s…
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- Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Suvada v. White Motor Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1965
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