Diamond Management Corp. v. Empire Gas Corp.

ROONEY, Justice.

This is an appeal by third-party plaintiff (appellant) from a judgment in favor of third-party defendants (appellees) after a trial to the court on the issue of whether or not appellant should have contribution from appellees to satisfy a judgment of $1,646,-438.49 paid by appellant in settlement of a claim for damages caused by explosion of a propane (liquified petroleum gas) bottle. The propriety of contribution turned on whether or not appellees were negligent in the premises. The trial court found that they were not. We will affirm.

The litigation originally involved…