Mayhew Steel Products, Inc. v. Hirschfelder

Plaintiff, Mayhew Steel Products, Inc., appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Marion County granting defendant’s, Dr. Max Hirschfelder’s, motion to dismiss plaintiff’s two-count complaint for contribution and, in the alternative, equitable apportionment.

On May 5, 1982, Earl Dwayne Hunter filed a complaint against Mayhew seeking damages for an eye injury sustained as a result of plaintiff’s negligence in producing a defective metal punch. Count II of the complaint alleged that Hirschfelder had committed malpractice in treating the injury. Mayhew filed a counterclaim against…