Legal Opinion
J. Morco, Inc. v. Prentiss Manufacturing Co.
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided June 18, 1987No. Civ. A. J86-0272(L)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
TOM S. LEE, District Judge.
This cause is before the court on the motion of defendant Prentiss Manufacturing Company (Prentiss) to dismiss pursuant to Rule 17(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which provides that every action shall be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest. Alternatively, defendant asserts that even if J. Morco, Inc. (Morco), the plaintiff, is the real party in interest, this cause should nevertheless be dismissed pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19(a) for failure to join a necessary and indispensable party.…
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