Kanawha Steel & Equipment Co. v. Dorsey Trailers, Inc.

RYAN, Circuit Judge.

Dorsey Trailers, Inc. (Dorsey), a defendant and third-party plaintiff in the underlying products liability action, appeals from the district court’s determination that it was not entitled to full indemnity from another defendant, also a third-party plaintiff, Hutchens Industries, Inc. (Hutchens). Kanawha Steel & Equip. Co. v. Dorsey Trailers, Inc., 662 F.Supp. 131 (E.D.Ky.1987). Because we conclude that Dorsey was entitled to indemnity from Hutchens, we reverse.

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The products liability action arose out of an accident which occurred when the rear set of wheels on a trailer…