Alban Tractor Co. v. Sheffield

POFF, L,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Defendant Alban Tractor Company (Alban) appeals from a judgment order entered December 19, 1977, confirming a jury verdict for plaintiffs Walter Raleigh Sheffield and his employer, Kitzmiller Construction Company (Kitzmiller), on their action for contribution for the payment of a judgment acquired against them.

On December 16, 1971, Sheffield asked Alban to repair a disabled bulldozer located on a Kitzmiller construction site. Larry Koogle, Alban’s employee, arrived at the site and parked Alban’s repair truck on the shoulder of the road near a ditch.…