Legal Opinion

Repola v. Morbark Industries, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided December 3, 1992No. Nos. 92-5172, 92-5293PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLO VITER, Chief Judge.

Defendant Morbark Industries, Inc. has filed an interlocutory appeal certified pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b). It challenges the district court’s order requiring that it participate in a retrial of plaintiffs prod-, ucts liability claims despite the fact that it was found not liable by the jury at the first trial and was not a party to the appeal taken by its co-defendant.

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Facts and Procedural History

This products liability action by plaintiff Daniel Repola against defendants Morbark Industries, Inc. (“Morbark Industries”) and Morbark Pennsylvania,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. MoitieSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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  4. LeTulle v. ScofieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  5. Morley Construction Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937

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3Cited by67 opinions

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