Consolidated Rail Corp. v. Republic Steel Corp.

Plaintiffs, Consolidated Rail Corporation and Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company, appeal a decision of the trial court dismissing with prejudice their first amended complaint against defendant, Republic Steel Corporation. The sole issue raised for review is whether the trial court erred in holding that plaintiffs’ complaint failed to allege any possible basis on which a right to indemnity could be proved.

We affirm.

On January 9, 1980, plaintiffs filed suit against defendant. Plaintiffs are railroad corporations transacting business in Cook County. Defendant, a corporation also transacting…