Shirley v. Pothast

SNELL, Justice.

This dispute concerns the indemnity rights of intervenors, Aetna Casualty & Surety Company and Waterloo Chamber of Commerce (“Aetna”), with respect to a judgment entered in favor of plaintiff, Jeff Shirley, an injured worker, on his third-party tort claim, against defendant, Kenneth Pothast (“Po-thast”). Judgment was also entered in favor of plaintiffs, Kathy, Cari, Steffanie, and Adam Shirley, on their claims for lost spousal and parental consortium, against the same defendant. Aetna intervened in the Shirleys’ action seeking indemnity from any recovery obtained by Jeff…