Legal Opinion
Government Employees Insurance v. Ropka
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 11, 1988No. 496, September Term, 1987PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALPERT, Judge.
FACTS
On October 15, 1982, Michael Chilcoat and his wife and two daughters were killed in a tragic automobile accident. Michael Chilcoat was driving the automobile that was involved in an accident with a truck operated by Consolidated Rail Corporation (hereinafter “Conrail”).
The personal representatives of the four decedents filed a wrongful death action against Conrail and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Those defendants filed a third-party claim against the estate of Michael Chilcoat, seeking contribution and/or indemnification because he was the driver of the…
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