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LANGE v. B & P MOTOR EXPRESS, INC.

Civ. No. 3464.

257 F.Supp. 319 (1966)

Arthur A. LANGE, Lorraine Roberts, individually and as Personal Representative of Clyde M. Roberts, deceased, and the executrix of his estate, and Ohio Farmers Insurance Company, an insurance corporation, Plaintiffs, v. B & P MOTOR EXPRESS, INC., Roseland Cartage Co., Paul Van Mele and Joseph Van Mele, individually and as co-partners doing business as Roseland Cartage Co., and Donald H. Hoefle, Defendants.

United States District Court N. D. Indiana, South Bend Division.

August 23, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin Piser, South Bend, Ind., and Arlo McKinnon, of Kersten & McKinnon and Howard W. Bast, Milwaukee, Wis., for plaintiffs.

Arthur A. May, of Crumpacker, May, Levy & Searer, South Bend, Ind., for defendants.

ORDER

GRANT, Chief Judge.

This cause comes before the Court on plaintiffs' motion to amend their complaint to assert a new cause of action against the defendant-employer which alleges in substance the negligence in hiring an unsafe or negligent truckdriver. The importance of the question under Indiana law which was thereby raised prompted the filing of briefs by the parties. The Court, after thorough consideration, is of the opinion that the motion ought...

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