CASTILLO v. ROGER CONST. CO.

Nos. 76-2324, 76-2325.

560 F.2d 1146 (1977)

Ana Luisa CASTILLO Vda Perdomo and Isabel Castillo Bello, Administratrixes, Inheritors and Surviving next of kin of the Estates of Dr. Romulo Terrero, Deceased and Hilda Castillo Vda Terrero, Deceased, Avenida Marquis del Toro, Quinta Ana Luisa, San Bernadino, Caracas, Venezuela and Edward R. Murphy, Administrator of the Estate of Dr. Romulo Terrero, Deceased and Hilda Castillo Vda Terrero, Deceased, v. ROGER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY et al. v. KOHLER CO. (Third-party Defendant). Appeal of David T. FRIEDMAN and Edith Friedman, Individually as husband and wife and Roger Construction Company, and Edward Fernberger (two cases). Romelia Aldrey deSANZ, Administratrix of the Estates of Iris Romelia O'Brien deTerrero, Romulo Antonio Terrero O'Brien and Iris Margarita Terrero O'Brien, Deceased, and Romelia Aldrey deSanz in her capacity as sole inheritor and surviving next of kin of Iris Romelia O'Brien deTerrero, Romulo Antonio Terrero O'Brien and Iris Margarita Terrero O'Brien, Deceased v. ROGER CONSTRUCTION CO., et al. v. KOHLER CO. (Third-party Defendant.)

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 8, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Ryan, Kean K. McDonald, LaBrum & Doak, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellants.

Mark A. Welge, T. E. Byrne, Jr., Krusen, Evans & Byrne, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees.

Before GIBBONS and HUNTER, Circuit Judges, and LAYTON, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity appeal we revisit the Pennsylvania joint tortfeasor release issues which concerned us in Mazer v. Security Insurance Group, 507 F.2d 1338 (3d Cir. 1975) (en banc) (Mazer III) and Griffin v. United States, 500 F.2d 1059 (3d Cir. 1974). Because we conclude that the District Court misapplied the Pennsylvania law set...

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