Bestway Equipment Services, Inc. v. Berwind Lines, Inc., Third Party v. Caribe Tug Corporation, Third Party

BREYER, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity action, appellant, Best-way Equipment Services, Inc., sued Ber-wind Lines, Inc. in the federal district court for Puerto Rico alleging: (1) that Berwind kept fifty trailers that belonged to Best-way; (2) that Berwind had not paid Best-way rent that it owed for the lease of fifteen other trailers; and (3) that Berwind had not paid Bestway for trailer repairs that were Berwind’s responsibility. Ber-wind, in turn, sued Caribe Tug Corporation as a third party defendant on the second claim, for Caribe Tug had taken over Ber-wind’s lease and had assumed any…