Union Iron and Metal Company v. Gibson

CHADICK, Chief Justice.

This is a negligence action involving personal injuries. The judgment of the trial court is affirmed as to the plaintiffs’ recovery and between the original and impleaded parties defendant the judgment is reversed and rendered.

First, this appeal presents a problem in the field of indemnity and contribution between joint tortfeasors. 1 The appellee Houston Transit Company, with the appellee Mildred E. Gibson concurring, stoutly advocates a specific pronouncement that the doctrine of discovered peril is applicable between joint tortfeasors.

Brevity and clarity sanctions…