PROVIDENT BANK v. PATTERSON

No. 28.

390 U.S. 102 (1968)

PROVIDENT TRADESMENS BANK & TRUST CO., ADMINISTRATOR v. PATTERSON, ADMINISTRATOR, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 29, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Avram G. Adler argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Abraham E. Freedman, J. Willison Smith and Bayard M. Graf.

Norman Paul Harvey argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

This controversy, involving in its present posture the dismissal of a declaratory judgment action for nonjoinder of an "indispensable" party, began nearly 10 years ago with a traffic accident. An automobile owned by Edward Dutcher, who was not present when the accident occurred, was being driven by Donald Cionci, to whom Dutcher had given the keys. John Lynch and John Harris were passengers. The automobile crossed...

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