Legal Opinion
Diepen v. Fernow
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided September 13, 1940No. Civ. A. No. 96PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAYMOND, District Judge.
The controlling question presented by the pending motion to dismiss is whether the. broad language of Rule 20 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c, is limited by Rule 82 to prevent the joinder of parties plaintiff having claims of less than $3,000 with a plaintiff claiming more than $3,000, where the rights of action are separate and distinct but arise out of the same transaction or occurrence and a question of law or fact common to all is present.
It appears by the complaint that the three parties plaintiff were injured in the same…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Troy Bank v. G. A. Whitehead & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Pinel v. PinelSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Clay v. FieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Tullgren v. JasperDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1939
- Doyle v. LoringCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Watts v. MannCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945
- Lucas v. Seagrave CorporationDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1967
- Steinberg v. American Bantam Car Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1948
- Johns-Manville Sales Corp. v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1966
- Square D Co. v. United Electrical, Radio & MacHine WorkersDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1954
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