Fulton Insurance Co. v. White Motor Corp.

This is an action for common-law indemnity. Defendant is the manufacturer of a dump truck. Plaintiffs are the insurers of Elmer Griffin and Steven Griffin, the owner and driver of the truck, and of the contractor and subcontractor on a job where the truck was being used. On May 31,1967, the truck was loaded with rock and was being driven to Lake Oswego from a quarry near Stafford. Plaintiffs’ third amended complaint alleges that during the trip “the suspension system on the left front axle failed causing the load of rocks and gravel being carried to shift to the left and causing the rocks to…