Kaller's Inc. v. John J. Spencer Roofing, Inc.

HOFFMAN, Judge:

This appeal is from an order below granting appellee’s motion for summary judgment in a contribution action. Appellant had instituted this action after a judgment of 140,000 dollars had been entered against it in a previous lawsuit. On appeal, appellant contends that the trial court erred in concluding that appellee was entitled to summary judgment based on collateral estoppel. 1 For the reasons that follow, we agree and, accordingly, we reverse the order of the trial court and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

In January of 1986, appellant, Kaller’s, Inc.…