Lavoie v. Celotex Corp.

ROBERTS, Justice.

The ease at bar is the consolidated appeal from two orders of the Superior Court, Sagadahoc County, certified pursuant to M.R.Civ.P. 54(b) and granting summary judgment to the appellee, Fibreboard Corporation (Fibreboard), on cross-claims brought against it by the appellant, Eastern Refractories Company (Eastern). Both Eastern and Fibreboard are defendants in tort actions based upon personal injuries resulting from exposure to asbestos fibers. Eastern’s cross-claims against Fibreboard seek contribution or indemnity on any judgment entered in the plaintiffs’ favor agains.t…