Peters v. Mindell

Third-party plaintiffs, Richard and Leslie Mindell, appeal from a decision granting summary judgment in favor of third-party defendants, G. Norman Schreib and General Products, Inc. The Mindells claim that the court erred in finding that there were no material facts in dispute and in concluding that third-party plaintiffs had no right to indemnification as a matter of law. We reverse.

In September 1987, plaintiffs Michael and Margaret Peters purchased from defendants Richard and Leslie Mindell a house defendants had constructed. In June 1988, the Peters filed a complaint against the Mindells…