Legal Opinion
Merco Manufacturing, Inc. v. J. P. McMichael Construction Co.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided January 14, 1974No. Civ. A. 16477PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAWKINS, Senior District Judge.
This diversity contract action initially was commenced by Merco Manufacturing, Inc., a Texas corporation, against J. P. McMichael Co., a Louisiana partnership, to collect payment for steel decking furnished under an alleged contract between them. McMichael, contending that its only contract was with East Texas Fabricated Steel, Inc., not Merco, requested that East Texas be joined as a necessary party defendant under F.R.Civ.P., Rule 19(a). Despite Merco’s objection, we ordered East Texas joined as a party defendant; and, after East Texas failed to…
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