Legal Opinion
Midcontinent Broadcasting Co. v. Dresser Industries, Inc.
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided April 7, 1980No. CIV77-4104, CIV77-4042PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
NICHOL, Chief Judge.
The above captioned diversity actions are consolidated for the resolution of the pending motions pursuant to Rule 42(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The plaintiffs are Midcontinent Broadcasting Company (Midcontinent) and Forum Communications Company formerly known as South Dakota Broadcasting Company (Forum). The defendant is Dresser Industries, Inc. (Dresser).
These actions arise out of the collapse of a television broadcasting tower at Rowena, South Dakota, during a severe winter storm on January 11, 1975. The tower had been designed,…
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