Brackin Tie, Lumber & Chip Co. v. McLarty Farms, Inc.

ORDER

ALAIMO, Chief Judge.

Brackin Tie, Lumber and Chip Company, Inc. (hereinafter Brackin), a Georgia corporation, filed this diversity action against MeLarty Farms, Inc. (hereinafter McLarty), a South Carolina corporation, to recover damages allegedly incurred as the consequence of a breach of contract. The case is presently before the Court on a motion by McLarty to dismiss the complaint for failure to join an indispensable party, Fed.R. Civ.Proc. 12(b)(7), and on a related motion by MeLarty to add an indispensable party. Id., R. 19(b).

FACTS

For the purposes of these motions, the facts are…