OLDEN v. HAGERSTOWN CASH REGISTER, INC.

No. 79-1879.

619 F.2d 271 (1980)

Edith OLDEN, General Administratrix and Administratrix ad Prosequendum of the Estate of William C. Olden, deceased, and Anthony Chiofalo, Administrator ad Prosequendum of the Estate of Philip L. Chiofalo, deceased, Appellee, v. HAGERSTOWN CASH REGISTER, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation, Defendant-Third-Party-Plaintiff, v. ALTAIR AIRLINES, INC., Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Third-Party-Defendant, Hartford Insurance Company, proposed Intervenor, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided April 14, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Matrullo (argued), Hovsepian & Sandler, P. C., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

George F. Kugler, Jr. (argued), Robert T. Egan, Archer, Greiner & Read, Haddonfield, N. J., for appellee.

Before SEITZ, Chief Judge, ADAMS and WEIS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM.

In this wrongful death action brought by the widow of an employee killed on the job, the workmen's compensation insurance carrier seeks to intervene to protect its interest in the prospective judgment. Because we conclude that, at this stage, the insurance company's interest is being adequately championed by plaintiff's prosecution of the lawsuit, we affirm the denial of the motion for intervention.

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