Houseboating Corp. of America v. Marshall

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

This case involves a claim for indemnification by a distributor against the manufacturer of a houseboat. The distributor had sold the boat, after some alterations and additions, to a customer, but in prior litigation the customer was allowed rescission of the contract of purchase and a refund of the purchase price because of a defective condition in the vessel. It was established in that litigation that the defect occurred during the manufacturing process. Since the customer sought only rescission, however, and not damages, he was allowed recovery against the…