Central Telephone Co. v. Fixtures Manufacturing Corp.

OPINION

Central Telephone Company appeals from a summary judgment order dismissing its third party complaint against Fixtures Manufacturing Corporation and Sav On Office Products, Inc.

A Ms. Yasinski was injured when a defective couch “gave way” in the office of Central Telephone Company. Yasinski filed a lawsuit against the Central Telephone Company.

Central Telephone filed a third party complaint for contribution and indemnity against Fixtures which manufactured the couch and Sav On which sold and assembled the couch. The third party complaint alleged “negligence, carelessness, faulty design…