Rebhan Leasing Corp. v. Trias

NESBITT, Judge.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a cross-claim for indemnification. The original plaintiff brought suit against ten defendants as a result of injuries she received when a van in which she was a passenger blew a tire and became involved in an accident. The defendants included the owners of the vehicle (appellants),1 and the lessee, driver, and tire manufacturer (appellees).2 Several of the defendants filed cross-claims and counterclaims. Ultimately, the appel-lees, as active tortfeasors, settled with the plaintiff, at which time the appellants’ cross-claims against the…