Legal Opinion
Cochran v. Gehrke Construction
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided November 20, 2002No. C 01-0161-MWBPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING MOTIONS TO DISMISS OR PARTIALLY DISMISS NATIONAL TANK CORPORATION’S CLAIMS FOR INDEMNITY AND CONTRIBUTION
BENNETT, Chief Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION.994
A. Factual Background.994
B. Procedural Background.994
II. LEGAL ANALYSIS.
A. Standards For Motions To Dismiss .
B. Eagle Grove’s Motion To Dismiss The Third-Party Complaint
1. National Tank’s third-party claims.
2. Arguments of the parties.
3. Contribution versus indemnity.
4. National Tank’s contribution claim.
5. National Tank’s indemnity claim.
1000 a. Indemnity claims against the plaintiff’s employer…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Hishon v. King & SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Carolyn Morgan v. Church's Fried ChickenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Wells Dairy, Inc. v. American Industrial Refrigeration, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2009
- Cochran v. Gehrke, Inc.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2003
- Subcliff v. Brandt Engineered Products, Ltd.District Court, S.D. Iowa · 2006
- Cochran v. Gehrke, Inc.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2004
- Wells Dairy, Inc. Vs. American Industrial Refrigeration, Inc., And Refrigeration Valves And Systems CorporationSupreme Court of Iowa · 2009