Erich v. Ryder Truck Lines, Inc.

MEMORANDUM

RAMBO, District Judge.

Presently before the court is the motion of a workmen’s compensation carrier to intervene in a wrongful death and survival action. The factual and procedural background of the motion is as follows. In February of 1978, Carlyle Erich was driving a truck on Interstate Route 81 in Pennsylvania and became involved in a multi-vehicle collision. His injuries were fatal. At the time of the accident, Erich was a resident of Maryland. He was an employee of a division of SCM Corporation (SCM), a self-insurer under Maryland’s Workmen’s Compensation Act. In January of…