Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. Sercon Corp.

OPINION

HOFFMAN, Judge.

Appellant-plaintiff Bethlehem Steel Corporation appeals the judgment entered after a trial by jury on its claim for indemnity against appellee-defendant Sereon Corporation. The evidence relevant to the appeal is recited below.

Bethlchem's Burns Harbor Plant located in Porter County, Indiana, processes steel and iron through the use of extreme temperatures often causing the metals to become molten. Consequently the furnaces, ladles, molds and other metal handling equipment must be lined with refractory brick.

The high temperatures necessitate continual repairs to the…