Hayes v. General Motors Corp.

This case involves a contract of indemnification between defendant-appellee, General Motors Corporation, and defendant-appellant, Darin & Armstrong, Inc. The original posture of the lawsuit involved herein was a personal injury claim by plaintiff against four defendants, of which two were General Motors and Darin & Armstrong. After dismissal of one of the original defendants, a jury trial commenced in Wayne County Circuit Court, a settlement was entered into with another defendant and a verdict was rendered for plaintiff against both remaining defendants in the amount of $522,000. The jury…