Legal Opinion
Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co. v. Clayton & Lambert Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 13, 1951No. 11169_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, brought this action in the State court to enforce contribution from the appellee, Clayton & Lambert Manufacturing' Company, as an alleged joint tort-feasor, under the provisions of Kentucky Revised Statutes, § 412.030. It was removed to the U. S. District Court, and, following a hearing, was dismissed by the District Judge.
Appellee, a manufacturing company in Detroit, Michigan, entered into certain contracts whereby it undertook the manufacture and production of ordnance material for the United States Navy. By agreement…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Washington Gas Light Co. v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Brown Hotel Co. v. Pittsburgh Fuel Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949
- Consolidated Coach Corporation v. BurgeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Hathaway v. Porter Royalty Pool, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1941
- Schulte v. Louisville & Nashville R. R.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908
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- American Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Owensboro Milling Co.District Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1954