Legal Opinion
Mills v. Ford Motor Co.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 26, 1990No. Civ. A. No. 1:CV-89-1335PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CALDWELL, District Judge.
Before this court is defendant's (Ford’s) motion to bring in third-party defendants pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 14(a). The plaintiffs oppose the motion asserting that joinder is impermissible under Rule 14 and Pennsylvania law.
This diversity case arises out of an automobile accident in which plaintiffs’ decedent was a passenger in a 1979 Ford Bronco. During the accident the vehicle rolled over, the roof became detached, the occupants were ejected and the decedent was fatally injured. Plaintiffs brought this action against Ford, the…
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- Lasprogata v. QuallsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Bih-Jing Jeng v. WittersDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- Frazier v. Harley Davidson Motor Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
- Smith v. Kolcraft Products, Inc.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
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