GACL, Inc. v. Riviera Tile & Terrazzo Co.

Plaintiff-appellant appeals an order granting the motion of defendant-appellees to dismiss the complaint in this action for common law indemnity.

One Robert Zeger was a tenant in an apartment complex owned and managed by GACL, Inc., the appellant herein. While Zeger was taking a shower, a soap dish became detached from the wall and shattered in his bathtub and as a result thereof, he sustained personal injuries. Zeger sued GACL, Inc., which notified appellee herein, Riviera Tile and Terrazzo Company, which installed the subject soap dish, and appellee’s insurer, The Travelers Indemnity…