Legal Opinion
G & P Trucking v. Parks Auto Sales Service & Salvage, Inc.
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided December 8, 2003No. 3711PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOOLSBY, J.:
In this action for contribution arising from a prior negligence claim, the trial court awarded damages to G & P Trucking against Parks Auto Sales, Service, & Salvage, Inc., in the amount of Parks Auto’s pro rata share of the common liability. Parks Auto appeals. We reverse.
FACTS
On January 12, 1999, Donald Finkey, a G & P employee, while operating a tractor-trailer at the salvage yard of Parks Auto, struck a guy wire connected to a radio communications tower and caused the tower to fall.
After the accident, G & P entered into settlements with four separate entities in connection…
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