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Parties Involved:
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
Counter Claimant
Rip Griffin Truck Service Center, Inc.
Counter Claimant
Smith Equipment Co., Inc.
Counter Claimant
Smith Equipment Company, Inc.
Counter Claimant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

TEXARKANA DIVISION

RIP GRIFFIN TRUCK SERVICE CENTER,

INC. PLAINTIFF and

COUNTER DEFENDANT

VS. Case No. 03-CV-4043

SMITH EQUIPMENT CO., INC. a/k/a

Smith Equipment Company, Inc. DEFENDANT and

COUNTER CLAIMANT

SMITH EQUIPMENT CO., INC. a/k/a

Smith Equipment Company, Inc. THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFF and

COUNTER DEFENDANT

VS.

MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, 

INC. THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT and

COUNTER CLAIMANT

MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS,

INC. CROSS-CLAIMANT and 

COUNTER DEFENDANT

VS.

RIP GRIFFIN TRUCK SERVICE CENTER,

INC. CROSS-DEFENDANT and

COUNTER CLAIMANT

ORDER

Before the Court is Smith Equipment Co., Inc. a/k/a Smith Equipment Company, Inc.’s

(“Smith Equipment”) Second Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. (Doc. 69) Rip Griffin

Truck Service Center, Inc. (“Rip Griffin”) has responded. (Doc. 75) Martin Marietta Materials,

Inc. (“MMM”) joined Smith Equipment’s Second Motion for Summary Judgment. (Doc. 77) 

The Court will construe MMM’s joinder as a motion for summary judgment. Rip Griffin has

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responded to MMM’s joinder. (Doc. 84) Smith Equipment has filed a reply. (Doc. 92) For the

reasons discussed in the Memorandum Opinion of even date, the Court finds Smith Equipment

and MMM’s Second Motion for Partial Summary Judgment should be and hereby is granted.

IT IS SO ORDERED, this 26 day of August, 2005. th

 /s/ Harry F. Barnes 

Hon. Harry F. Barnes

U.S. District Court

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