Shapiro v. Edwards

WERLEIN, Justice.

Appellee, Clara Edwards, sued appellants to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by her as a result of falling on the sidewalk in front of appellants’ building. She alleged she tripped and fell over a raised edge of concrete on the premises of appellant in the entryway to a bakery operated by their lessee, G. A. Moeller. Prior to the trial, appellee, upon payment of $1,250, took a nonsuit as to Moeller and executed a covenant not to sue and an indemnity agreement. Appellants thereafter filed a third-party action against Moeller for indemnity. The Trial Court…