Legal Opinion
Transcon Lines v. Barnes
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided June 22, 1972No. 1 CA-CIV 1295PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAIRE, Chief Judge,
Division 1.
On this appeal we are required to consider the question of whether a tortfeasor who initially causes serious injuries is entitled to indemnity from a negligent doctor when death subsequently results.
This is an appeal by Transcon Lines and Oris Clayton Reed, defendants below, from a judgment denying their cross-claim for indemnity.
Plaintiffs, in the action below, instituted a wrongful death action which arose out of the following sequence of events. On or about February 27, 1966, Rose Bates, decedent, suffered injuries as a result of a collision of a vehicle in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Busy Bee Buffet, Inc. v. FerrellArizona Supreme Court · 1957
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. Federal ExpressCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1943
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