Legal Opinion
United States v. Jollimore
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 3, 1941No. Civil Action No. 873PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORD, District Judge.
This is a motion to dismiss a third-party complaint on the ground that no situation is set up in which the defendants are, under Rule 14, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c, entitled to bring in a third party.
Under Rule 14 a defendant is entitled to implead a third person “not a party to the action who is or may be liable to him or to the plaintiff for all or part of the plaintiff’s claim against him.” The United States sues the defendants as makers of a note of which it has become a holder. The defendants seek to join as third-party…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- General Taxicab Ass'n v. O'SheaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Kravas v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1939
- Crim v. Lumbermens Mut. Casualty Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1939
- Crum v. Appalachian Electric Power Co.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1939
- Falcone v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1941
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Bluefield Sash & Door Co. v. Corte Construction Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1975
- Public Service Co. of Colorado v. District Court in & for the City & County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- Allen & Whalen, Inc. v. John C. Grimberg Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1962
- Martinez v. LanksterMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
- Andromidas v. Theisen Bros.District Court, D. Nebraska · 1950
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