Legal Opinion
Friend v. Middle Atlantic Transp. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 27, 1946No. 201PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
May a defendant cause a third party to be brought into a federal civil action under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, rule 14, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c, to answer, along with it, to the plaintiff’s claim, where the plaintiff and such party are citizens of the same state and federal jurisdiction does not otherwise appear ? That is the issue squarely presented here, and we think it must be answered in the negative. Notwithstanding the undoubted convenience of extensive joinder in cases such as this, we must observe the established boundaries of federal…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Pullman Co. v. JenkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Lesnik v. Public Industrials CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Brown v. CranstonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Sparrow v. BromageSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1910
- Rose v. HeislerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1934
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Pierce v. Ford Motor Co. Mahone v. Ford Motor CoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1951
- Dery v. WyerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- United Artists Corporation v. Masterpiece Productions, Inc., and Robert S. Benjamin, Arthur B. Krim, Seymour M. PeyserCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Baltimore & OR Co. v. SaundersCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
- Kenrose Mfg. Co., Inc., a New York Corporation v. Fred Whitaker Company, Inc. v. Kilodyne, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
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