Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit April 14, 1976, 75-1991, 75-1992 (Ned G. Saalfrank v. Melva M. O'daniel, and Third Party Plaintiff-Cross v. Parkview Memorial Hospital, Inc., Third Party)

LIVELY, Circuit Judge.

The principal question in this case is whether the district court properly assumed ancillary jurisdiction of a direct claim by a plaintiff against a non-diverse third party defendant in a personal injury action where the only basis of jurisdiction was diversity of citizenship. We reverse for the reasons stated herein.