Godin v. Bristol Industrial Park, Inc., 95-6210 (2000)

DECISION

Bristol Industrial Park, Inc. (defendant and plaintiff-in-crossclaim, "Bristol") is seeking indemnification from East Bay Rubber, Inc. (defendant and defendant-in-crossclaim, "East Bay") for the amount of its settlement payment to Plaintiff Godin and for attorneys' fees. East Bay contends that it owes Bristol nothing, or if anything, only the settlement amount.

Facts/Travel

Plaintiff Godin filed a negligence suit against the defendants, Bristol and East Bay. The plaintiff alleged that East Bay's employee negligently maneuvered a forklift truck over a moveable steel plate on a loading…