Clark v. Willamette Industries, Inc.

OPINION

COHILL, District Judge.

This is a negligence action brought by the plaintiffs John C. Clark and Pamela Clark, his wife, against Willamette Industries, Inc. (“Willamette”). The Clarks’ complaint was filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Elk County, Pennsylvania, and was removed to this Court. Willamette subsequently im-pleaded, as third-party defendant, Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (“Southern”).

I. Background

On July 12,1991, Willamette and Southern entered into a contract whereby Southern agreed to perform construction work at Willamette’s paper mill in Johnsonburg,…