Doran, Inc. v. James A. Green, Jr. & Co.

Doran, Inc. (Doran) filed suit against James A. Green, Jr. & Co. (Green & Co.) seeking damages for negligent performance of an oral contract for services. Green & Co., in turn, as third-party plaintiff, filed a third-party petition against two of its former employees seeking judgment “for a pro rata share of any judgment” returned in favor of Doran against Green & Co.

The case was tried to the court, resulting in a judgment for $1,962.45 in favor of Doran and against Green & Co., a directed verdict in favor of third-party defendant John W. Whitaker at the close of all the evidence, and a…