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LITTLE v. DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 78-2236.

599 F.2d 1274 (1979)

Francis J. LITTLE and Regina Little, his wife, Appellants, v. DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC., Successor to Manning, Maxwell & Moore, Inc. (Dresser Crane & Hoist Div. and Dresser Crane Hoist & Tower Div.) and Manning, Maxwell & Moore, Inc. (Manning, Maxwell & Moore Crane & Hoist Div.), Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 7, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Martin, James M. Peck (argued), Duane, Morris & Heckscher, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellants.

Joseph H. Foster, Thomas R. Cunningham (argued), White & Williams, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees.

Before ADAMS, GIBBONS and WEIS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, plaintiff contends that two wrongs do not give a right entitling the defendants to joint tortfeasor status. We agree that a release settling a state claim for personal injuries and naming defendants in that suit as well as "any other person . . . chargeable with responsibility" does not benefit defendants in federal litigation over bodily injury incurred in a later, unrelated incident. Moreover, since...

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