Hatfield v. Continental Imports, Inc.

OPINION

McDERMOTT, Justice.

In this case we are called upon to determine the admissibility into evidence of a so-called “Mary Carter agreement.” 1 The underlying facts and procedural history are as follows.

On April 15, 1978, appellee Agnes Hatfield sustained injuries when the chair upon which she was sitting collapsed. On February 6, 1980, Mrs. Hatfield and her husband, Herbert, initiated , an action, sounding in negligence and products liability, against appellee Continental Imports, Inc. (Continental), and appellees Marvin Gross and Leonard Gross, individually and trading as Warehouse Imports…