Legal Opinion
Litton Systems, Inc. v. Shaw's Sales & Service, Ltd.
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided February 28, 1978No. 2 CA-CIV 2677PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HOWARD, Judge.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment against appellant in an action for indemnification.
Vernon Smith, an employee of the Anaconda Company was injured when a vulcanizer manufactured by Shaw-Almex Industries, Ltd. (Shaw), a Canadian corporation, and distributed by appellant, Litton Systems, Inc. (Litton), exploded. Smith sued Anaconda and Litton. Litton’s insurance carrier then notified Shaw of the pending litigation by letter dated November 6, 1972. This letter identified Shaw’s product as the subject of the litigation and further stated:
A Mr. Vernon L. Smith a welder…
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- Allison Steel Manufacturing Co. v. Superior CourtCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1973
- Katherine Hessler, D.B.A. Dayton Hessler Company v. The Hillwood Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1962
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. JR Clark Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Hanover Ltd. v. Cessna Aircraft Co.Court of Appeals of Utah · 1988
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