SSP Partners v. Gladstrong Investments (USA) Corp.

OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

Appellants SSP Partners (“SSP”) and Metro Novelties, Inc. (“Metro”) and Appel-lee Gladstrong Investments (USA) Corp. (“Gladstrong”) have all filed motions for rehearing.

Appellee Gladstrong asserts that the common law doctrine of “apparent manufacturer” is inconsistent with the statutory scheme of indemnity between manufacturers and sellers and did not survive enactment of the statute. Gladstrong therefore requests that we reconsider our previous ruling and affirm the trial court’s no-evidence summary judgment for Gladstrong.

Appellant Metro asserts that the…