Legal Opinion
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. MCI Telecommunications Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 17, 1981No. 80-5058PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company (PT&T) filed this action against MCI Telecommunications Corporation (MCI) in state court in California, seeking the balance due on a contract for communications services. MCI removed the action,1 and subsequently filed a third-party complaint against American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T), seeking indemnification. The district court granted summary judgment to PT&T and dismissed the third-party complaint. We vacate the order granting summary judgment, affirm the dismissal of the third party complaint, and remand the…
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