Thompson v. Phillips Equipment & Supply Co.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

JOHN W. LORD, Jr., Chief Judge.

This is an action for personal injuries by an employee against the defendant who sold a certain Bishman electric and air tire changer to plaintiff’s employer. The defendant contends that it is merely a middleman seller and that if the plaintiff was injured as alleged, the Bishman Manufacturing Company, who designed and manufactured the machine in question, is alone liable to the plaintiff or liable over to the defendant or liable for contribution to the defendant. The defendant sought leave to add Bishman Manufacturing Co. as a third-party…