General Insurance Co. of America v. P. S. Lord Mechanical Contractors

The plaintiff’s insured, Colby Steel, the defendant Lord and others were sued by Waterway Terminals for fire damage allegedly caused by the negligence of all defendants in that case. Waterway recovered a judgment against defendants. The plaintiffs brought Ibis action for indemnity against Lord for the sum of $70,000 incurred as defense costs in defending Colby in the Waterway litigation. The trial court sitting without a jury found for the defendant and plaintiff appeals.

The complaint alleges and the evidence is that Colby undertook to manufacture and install elevator equipment in the dock…