DARR, Chief Judge.
The third-party defendant, Betty Thompson, has filed a motion to dismiss the third-party complaint because it fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, and because Tennessee substantive law does not permit contribution between joint tort-feasors until a common liability has been established.
The principal argument on the first point centers around the fact that the third-party complaint sets out a mere conclusion of the pleader...
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