Judd v. General Motors Corp.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

NEALON, District Judge.

Presently at issue in this suit is the defendant’s motion to sever, under Rule 21, Fed.R.Civ.P., the claims of Irwin and Ethel Judd from that of Jack Judd, and to join, under Rule 14(a), Fed.R.Civ.P., the former two plaintiffs as third-party defendants in the action. The suit arises out of an automobile accident in which Jack and Irwin Judd were passengers in a vehicle owned by Irwin Judd and operated by Ethel Judd. At present, the suit names General Motors Corporation as the sole defendant, and asserts liability on the basis of strict liability…