State Farm Insurance v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance

Fain, Judge.

This controversy involves an action for contribution between the indemnitors of two joint tortfeasors.

Defendant-appellant Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company (“Atlantic”) appeals from a summary judgment rendered in favor of plaintiff-appellee State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”). Atlantic contends that it was entitled to judgment in its favor as a matter of law because contribution claims between indemnitors of joint tortfeasors are governed by the Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act, R.C. 2307.31 and 2307.32, and that State Farm’s claim for contribution for…