Szemanski v. Vulcan Materials Co.

WIEAND, Judge:

Have the 1969 amendments to Pa.R.C.P. 2252 altered the prior rule which prevented the joinder of an express indemnitor as an additional defendant? The trial court held that such a joinder was improper. We reverse.

The circumstances which have brought this issue before us are as follows. United Industrial Maintenance, Inc. (United) agreed to do repair work on a crane owned by Vulcan Materials Company (Vulcan), and located on the latter’s premises. The written contract contained a clause by which United agreed to indemnify Vulcan against “all losses and all claims, demands,…