Legal Opinion
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company v. Pargas, Inc. v. Union Tank Car Co., Third Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 6, 1983No. 82-3642PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
This case arises out of the leakage of liquefied petroleum gas onto the tracks of the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad from a tank car owned by the defendant-third par ty plaintiff, Pargas, Inc., and “retrofitted” by the third-party defendant, Union Tank Car Company. The railroad has already settled its claim for some $40,000 in damages with Pargas and is no longer interested in the case. The only question the two remaining parties have asked us to decide is whether Pargas may recover that money in a third-party suit against Union Tank. Although the district court…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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