CB Transportation Services, Inc. v. Newman

Walsh, Judge.

Defendant/third-party plaintiff-appellee, Walter James Newman, owns and operates a liquor establishment in Hamilton, Ohio. On October 13, 1988, Newman rented a recreational vehicle from plaintiff-appellee, CB Transportation Services, Inc., to transport several of the establishment’s patrons to a racetrack for an outing. According to the lease agreement Newman signed, he would maintain insurance on the vehicle, and indemnify and hold CB Transportation harmless against any loss or damage to the vehicle which his insurance did not cover. •

While returning from the track later that…