Legal Opinion

Muncie Power Products, Inc. v. United Technologies Automotive, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 15, 2003No. 01-4146PublishedCited by 94 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COLE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Muncie Power Products, Inc. (“Muncie”) appeals summary judgment granted for Defendant-Appellee United Technologies Automotive, Inc. (“UTA”) in this diversity suit for contribution. Using Ohio’s choice-of-law rules, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio concluded that Indiana law applied to Muncie’s claim. Because Indiana does not permit actions for contribution, the district court then granted UTA’s motion for summary judgment on Muncie’s contribution claim. Muncie argues that even under Ohio choice-of-law rules, Ohio…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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