Tarzia v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.

Opinion

In this negligence action brought by the plaintiff, Nicholas Tarzia, against the defendant, *787Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, doing business as Waldbaum’s Food Market (Waldbaum’s), the plaintiff sought to recover damages for personal injuries he had sustained as a result of a slip and fall on some debris in Waldbaum’s parking lot. In January, 1994, Waldbaum’s impleaded its landlord, Samuel Heyman, as a third party defendant, claiming indemnification on the ground that pursuant to their lease, Heyman had the responsibility of keeping the parking lot reasonably free of debris. In…