Beaumont Coca Cola Bottling Co. v. Cain

OPINION

McNicholas, justice.

The sole issue in this case and the only point of error is whether the trial court erred in denying appellants’ claim for contribution under Article 2212a of TEX.REV. CIV.STAT.ANN. for the monies paid by the appellants to settle plaintiff Nelson’s cause of action.

The case arose from an automobile accident which occurred on September' 21, 1978, when a vehicle driven by Alexander, an employee of Coca Cola, struck the rear of the vehicle driven by Cain, in which Lenora P. Nelson was a passenger. Cain, the appellee, filed a lawsuit for injuries she received as a result…