NORTON v. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO.

Nos. 79-2424, 79-2492.

627 F.2d 18 (1980)

Virginia NORTON, surviving widow of and the personal representative of James Norton, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY and Royal Globe Insurance Company, Defendants, and Ross Gear Division of TRW, Inc. and the Travelers Indemnity Company, Defendants-Appellees and Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 3, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. A. Denny and James J. Kriva, Denny & Yanisch, Milwaukee, Wis., for plaintiff-appellant and cross-appellee.

Donald H. Carlson, Milwaukee, Wis., Robert Frey, TRW, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, for defendants-appellee and cross-appellants.

Before SWYGERT, BAUER and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

The determinative issue is whether the district court erred in its interpretation of Rule 15(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by permitting plaintiff to amend her complaint to include additional defendants. We decide the court did err. We therefore reverse and dismiss plaintiff's appeal.

Appeals have been taken by both parties. Plaintiff Virginia Norton appeals from a judgment entered following a jury verdict in favor of defendants...

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