Lark v. the Detroit Edison Co.

These consolidated appeals arose out of two lawsuits brought against Detroit Edison Company (hereinafter Edison) for negligence in failing to provide two employees of Reliance Truck Company (hereafter Reliance) with a safe place to work._

In the fall of 1976, Edison was allowed to file third-party complaints against Reliance. Reliance subsequently filed motions for summary judgment on each third-party complaint. The motions were based on the fact that both Reliance and Edison were insured by Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company. Reliance argued that since it is impossible to sue oneself,…