Legal Opinion
Bowen v. Evanuk
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided December 20, 1976No. Civ. A. 5009PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
This is a diversity case in which plaintiff Bowen, a Rhode Island resident, sued defendant Evanuk, a Connecticut resident, for negligence arising out of the operation of a motor vehicle. Evanuk thereupon filed a third-party complaint against the State of Rhode Island, claiming that it was the state’s negligence in failing to maintain a stop sign at the intersection where the accident occurred that was wholly or partially responsible for the injuries sustained by plaintiff Bowen. The State moved to dismiss the third-party complaint on the grounds that…
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