Smith Radio Communications, Inc. v. Challenger Equipment, Ltd.

This is an action for common law indemnity brought by a retailer, Smith Radio Communications, Inc., to recover sums paid to defend an action and pay a judgment for personal injuries caused by a defective electronic signaling device which plaintiff purchased from defendant and sold to the employer of the injured workman. The court tried the action without a jury and found for defendant. Plaintiff appeals.

The parties filed in this court an agreed narrative statement which includes the following facts.

Defendant Challenger Equipment, Ltd., is a Canadian corporation engaged in designing,…