Legal Opinion
Maison De Marchands Industrielle Ltee-Industrial Merchants, Ltd. v. New York Silicate Book Slate Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 20, 1952PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
With the exception of a dictum in Cornell v. Chase Brass & Copper Co., Inc., D.C., 48 F.Supp. 979, there is agreement that a plaintiff may plead a counterclaim in a reply. Downey v. Palmer, D.C., 31 F.Supp. 83; Mid-States Products Co. v. Commodity Credit Corp., D.C., 10 F.R.D. 592; Warren v. Indian Refining Co., D.C., 30 F.Supp. 281; Bethlehem Fabricators, Inc. v. John Bowen Co., D.C., 1 F.R.D. 274 ; 3 Moore’s Federal Practice, Second Edition, § 13.08, pp. 22-23.
These holdings are based on Rule 13(a), 28 U.S.C.A., which provides that “A pleading shall state as a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Warren v. Indian Refining Co.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 1939
- Downey v. PalmerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1939
- Cornell v. Chase Brass & Copper Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1943
- Mid-States Products Co. v. Commodity Credit Corp.District Court, E.D. Illinois · 1949
- Bethlehem Fabricators, Inc. v. John Bowen Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1940
3Cited by5 opinions
- Hilderbrand v. AndersonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1954
- T. L. Smith Co. v. District CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1967
- Ivey v. DausDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1955
- Southeastern Industrial Tire Co. v. Duraprene Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- Rubewa Products Co. v. Watson's Quality Turkey Products, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968