Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America v. Manitowoc Co.

LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.

The Manitowoc Company Inc. appeals the trial court’s dismissal with prejudice of Manitowoc’s claims for contribution or indemnity against United States Steel Corporation due to Manitowoc’s failure to admit its own fault in its third-party petition against U.S. Steel. Manitowoc argues that it was not required to admit fault to seek either contribution or indemnity but rather could plead that if it was liable to the plaintiff, then U.S. Steel was liable in full or in part to Manitowoc.

This Court reverses. U.S. Steel was incorrect in arguing below and in this Court that…