Legal Opinion
Maryland Casualty Co. v. Frederick Co.
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided March 8, 1944No. 29641PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTurner, J.
This court is committed to the legal principle that there can be no contribution among joint tort-feasors. Royal Indemnity Co. v. Becker, 122 Ohio St., 582, 173 N. E., 194, 75 A. L. R., 1481.
If the Ravers and the Frederick Company were joint tort-feasors then the judgment below should be affirmed. However, the instant case was brought and tried upon the theory that the primary liability for Mary Sharp’s injuries rested upon the Frederick Company and that the Ravers were only secondarily liable. The question of primary and secondary liability cannot arise between joint tort-feasors, i. e.,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Schwartz v. Merola Bros. Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1943
- City of Brooklyn v. . Brooklyn City R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
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