· 6/25/1956
American Fidelity and Casualty Company, Inc. v. The Greyhound Corporation
Citations
- 232 F.2d 89
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that in a declaratory judgment action, it was proper to allow a third-party tort claim under Rule 14
- “It is settled that impleader under Rule 14(a) does not require an identity of claims, or even that the claims rest on the same theory.”
- common issues in two actions closely intertwined; third-party defendant not prejudiced
- allowing impleader to promote judicial economy
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Judges: Tuttle, Cameron, Jones
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