Marchman & Son, Inc. v. Nelson

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

This case resulted when lower riparian landowners brought an action in tort seeking damages against 10 defendants who were upper riparian landowners, developers and contractors. Seven of the ten defendants named in that suit settled with the plaintiffs and the suit was thereafter dismissed with prejudice as to all defendants.

Whereupon two of the seven defendants who had settled with the plaintiffs brought this action seeking contribution in regard to the settlement from two defendants who had not settled with the plaintiffs. These two defendants moved for summary…