Vassolo v. Comet Industries, Inc.

Third-party plaintiff, Comet Industries, Inc., appeals from an order granting the dismissal of its third-party complaint, brought against Leslie-Locke Building Products Company, Inc., seeking indemnification. The facts are as follows.

Salvatore Vassolo (hereinafter referred to as “decedent”), an employee of Leslie-Locke Building Products Company, Inc., sustained injuries resulting in his death while operating a Saturn, three-stage, thermo forming machine. Plaintiff, the administratrix of the estate, sued Comet Industries, Inc., the manufacturer and seller of the machine, alleging that certain…