NEW AMSTERDAM CASUALTY COMPANY v. HOLMES

Nos. 7619-20, 7641-42.

435 F.2d 1232 (1970)

NEW AMSTERDAM CASUALTY COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. Howard W. HOLMES et al., Air-Lite Products, Inc., Defendants, Appellants, J. J. O'Rourke, d/b/a J. J. O'Rourke Electric Company, Homans-Kohler, Inc., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

December 30, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Regan, Providence, R. I. with whom Tillinghast, Collins & Graham and Raymond A. Lafazia, Providence, R. I., were on the brief, for appellants.

John T. Keenan, Providence, R. I., for Homans-Kohler, Inc., appellee.

Andrew H. Davis, Jr., Providence, R. I., with whom Charles H. Anderson, Rae B. Condon, and Swan, Keeney & Jenckes, Providence, R. I., were on brief, for J. J. O'Rourke, etc., appellee.

Before ALDRICH, Chief Judge, McENTEE and COFFIN, Circuit Judges.


ALDRICH, Chief Judge.

These appeals raise the right of appellants to seek contribution, under R.I. Gen.Laws 1956, § 10-6-1 et seq., the Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act, from appellees for any amounts that may be found due from appellants to the plaintiff, the insurer of the party allegedly injured by appellants' and appellees' joint negligence. Appellees are J. J. O'Rourke and Homans-Kohler, Inc.; appellants, Howard W. Holmes et al. and Air-Lite Products...

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