Ordnance Container Corporation v. Sperry Rand Corporation, Cf & I Steel Corporation, Intervenor-Appellant

This appeal comes to us from the District Court’s denial of appellant’s motion to intervene in this diversity case. Because appellant-intervenor has failed to demonstrate that its interest is not adequately protected by the existing parties in the suit, we affirm the denial of the motion to intervene.

Ordnance Container Corporation filed suit against Sperry Rand Corporation, alleging that Sperry Rand had failed to perform certain contractual conditions. The contracts in question called for Ordnance to manufacture, and Sperry Rand to purchase, 82,500 M-229 ammunition boxes.

On March 7, 1972,…