ANYONE FAMILIAR WITH THE LAW...

When someone sues you, you become the defendant. If as the defendant you feel that another party is responsible or should be invovled in the litigation because they are indespensible, after the suit commences you can move to bring in another defendant, in which case you become a third party plaintiff. Does that make any sense...


So the connection between the parties is

plaintiff
v.
defendant and third party plaintiff
v.
third party defendant (the person defendant brought into the suit)

OK FH is suing someone SOOOOO. Let me see if I understand.

FH vs. Mr P and Mr M

Mr M (becomes the 3rd party plaintiff) vs. Mr P??

Is that what you mean because that is what is in the papers he received and im kinda confused.

It is pretty much what the other post says.

Mr T,
plaintiff
Vs

Mr S
Defendant
-------
Mr S
Third Party Plaintiff
vs

Mr B
Third party Defendant

It is basically someone sues someone. The person they sue is the defendant and that defendant decides that they have a suit against someone else in reference to that same matter that they think is at fault or responsible so they are added as a third party plaintiff and the person they are now suing is the third party defendant.