Legal Opinion
Sheldon v. West Bend Equipment Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 7, 1983No. 82-5494PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HAROLD A. ACKERMAN, District Judge:
Appellant Donald A. Sheldon appeals from an order of the district court denying his motion for a new trial after a jury verdict in favor of defendants. Because we find that appellant Sheldon’s employer, Ell-wood-Knitting Mills, Inc., (Ellwood) was improperly joined as an involuntary plaintiff, and because we cannot conclude that this joinder was harmless, we reverse.
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This diversity action was initiated to recover damages for injuries allegedly sustained in a fall from an elevated man-lift, known as a “Rider Boy”, on January 6, 1978. The…
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- Heckendorn v. Consolidated Rail Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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3Cited by13 opinions
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