Legal Opinion
Koppers Co. v. Parks
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 28, 1969No. 44507PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Presiding Judge.
Section 14 (a) of the 'Civil Practice Act (Ga. L. 1966, pp. 609, 627; Code Ann. § 81A-114 (a)) insofar as relevant to the case here involved is identical to Rule 14 (a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. It allows a defendant, as a third-party plaintiff, to bring into the action a third-party defendant “who is or may be liable to him for all or part of the plaintiff’s claim against him.”
In general we note that the federal rule is liberally construed to avoid delay and a multiplicity of actions where the third-party complaint is based on the same subject matter as…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. LesterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Worrill v. Pitney-Bowes, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Eades v. Spencer-Adams Paint Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
3Cited by19 opinions
- Insurance Co. of North America v. Atlas Supply Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- McMichael v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Smith, Kline & French Laboratories v. JustCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Gosser v. Diplomat Restaurant, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Benson Paint Co. v. Williams Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
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