Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Levitt & Sons, Inc.

GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, insurance carrier for Wm. A. Jarvis, Inc., sues the defendant for contribution. The defendant has filed a motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, for summary judgment in its favor.

This litigation is an aftermath of the suit dealt with by this Court in Lebeck v. William A. Jarvis, Inc., D.C. E. D.Pa.1956, 145 F.Supp. 706, and by the Court of Appeals in Lebeck v. William A. Jarvis, Inc., 3 Cir., 1957, 250 F. 2d 285. The plaintiff Lebeek suffered very grave injuries from electricity which came from high-tension wires during the course of construction work…