Legal Opinion
Tex-Ark Joist Co. v. Derr & Gruenewald Construction Co.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided March 27, 1986No. 84CA1078PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TURSI, Judge.
Tex-Ark Joist Company (Tex-Ark) appeals the dismissal of its third-party complaint for indemnification or contribution against Derr & Gruenewald Construction Co. (Derr). We affirm.
On April 30, 1981, Galen Louis Meeker was injured while in the employment of Derr. This injury occurred while he was erecting steel joists manufactured by Tex-Ark. Meeker received workmen’s compensation through his employer and then sued Tex-Ark on a product liability theory.
Tex-Ark filed a third-party action against Derr seeking indemnification or contribution from Derr. Tex-Ark alleged that Derr had…
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- Watters v. Pelican International, Inc.District Court, D. Colorado · 1989
- Tex-Ark Joist Co. v. Derr & Gruenewald Construction Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1988