Adams v. Dean Roofing Co., Inc.

OPINION

LEWIS, Judge.

This is an appeal by defendant and third-party plaintiff, Dean Roofing Company, Inc. (Dean), from the trial court’s judgment awarding plaintiffs $120,000 damages and dismissal of its suit for indemnity or contribution from third-party defendant, Jim Cathey.

The pertinent facts are as follows:

In 1971, Cathey designed and built for his own use a commercial building in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee.

In January, 1977, Cathey sold the building to plaintiffs. In December, 1977, a severe hail storm damaged the roof of the building to such an extent that a new roof was required.…