Legal Opinion
Lacombe v. Manpower, Inc.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided January 21, 1986No. Civ. No. 85-0215 HLPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAFFITTE, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Danielle M. Lacombe, brought this diversity action under 28 U.S.C. sect. 1332 against defendant, Manpower, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation, to recover damages for injuries resulting from a car accident while plaintiff was a passenger in a car leased by defendant. Defendant has filed a Rule 12(b) motion to dismiss on the grounds that plaintiff failed to join non-diverse indispensable parties under Rule 19. We find that neither the driver nor the owner of the car are indispensable parties to this action and deny the motion.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Stabilisierungsfonds Fur Wein v. Kaiser Stuhl Wine Distributors Pty. Ltd.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Bourdieu v. Pacific Western Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Ruth Lopez v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Hanover Insurance Company v. Liberian Oceanway Corp.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1975
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Lauer v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1991
- Ortiz v. Banco Popular de Puerto RicoDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1996