Seaboard Coast Line Railroad v. Karim

Seaboard, defendant/third party plaintiff below, takes these consolidated appeals from the final judgments entered on its indemnity claims against the third party defendants. The third party action was determined by the court on the basis of the evidence adduced at the jury trial on the issue of liability in the main cause.

Seaboard had a contract with Econo Inn, Inc., d/b/a Runway Inn, whereby Econo provided lodging, and transportation to and from that lodging, for Seaboard employees. Keene, Stephenson, May and Collins were employees of Seaboard, serving as a train crew that “laid over” in…