Ford Motor Co. v. Bendix Corp.

Plaintiff seeks indemnification from defendant arising out of a jury verdict against plaintiff in the amount of $350,000 in a personal injury case. The trial court granted summary judgment to plaintiff in the sum of $400,227.38, that being the sum paid by. plaintiff to satisfy the personal injury judgment together with costs and fees. The trial judge’s written opinion indicates the summary judgment was based on a theory of "vouching in”, i.e., defendant was bound by the facts established in the personal injury action and those facts entitle plaintiff to indemnification as a matter of law.…