Legal Opinion
Restoration Preservation Masonry, Inc. v. Grove Europe Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 1, 2003No. 01-1512; 01-1513; 01-1514; 01-1515PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
In 1993, there was a tragic construction accident caused by a collapsing mast climber — mechanized scaffolding equipment with a mobile work platform that can hydraulically ascend a mast — leaving one man dead and another with a life of pain and paralysis. The families were paid approximately $8 million; the money came from Restoration Preservation Machinery, Inc. (“RPM”) and Dunlop Equipment Co., Inc. (“Dunlop”). These two companies, the plaintiffs-appellees here, then sought in two 1996 state court actions to recover the money on theories of indemnification or…
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