Legal Opinion
A.S. Johnson Co. v. Atlantic Masonry Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 1, 1997No. 96-CV-69PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
A.S. Johnson Co. and its insurer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. (collectively “Johnson”), appeal from the trial court’s order dismissing their claim for indemnity or contribution from Atlantic Masonry Co. (“Atlantic”) and its insurer, CNA Insurance Co. A.S. Johnson and Atlantic Masonry were both subcontractors of Sigal Construction Co. when an Atlantic employee was injured on the job site. The employee collected worker’s compensation from Atlantic and brought negligence actions against Johnson and Sigal, both of which settled with him before trial. Sigal then filed an…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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