Legal Opinion
Gerard Tookmanian v. Safe Harbor Water Power Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 14, 1981No. Civ. A. 80-1810PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TROUTMAN, District Judge.
The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act, as amended, 77 P.S. § 481 (Supp.1979-1980), provides that a third party sued by an injured plaintiff cannot join the plaintiff’s employer for damages, contribution or indemnity unless the parties have so agreed previously by contract. See Kohr v. Johns-Manville Corp., 87 F.R.D. 750 (E.D.Pa.1980). Plaintiff, injured during the course of his employment, seeks recovery from several defendants, one of which joined as a third-party defendant, National Electric Coil, a division of McGraw Edison Company (NEC), his…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Commissioner v. Estate of BoschSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- West v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Andrus v. AllardSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- D. H. Overmyer Co., Inc. of Ohio v. Frick Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Malat v. RiddellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Keene Corp. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1985
- Kawecki Berylco Industries, Inc. v. Fansteel, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Ziggity Systems, Inc. v. Val Watering SystemsDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
- Lackie v. Niagara MacH. and Tool WorksDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
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