KORDOSKY v. CONWAY FIRE & SAFETY, INC.

No. 51446.

304 N.W.2d 616 (1981)

Catherine KORDOSKY, et al., Respondents, v. CONWAY FIRE AND SAFETY, INC., defendant and third party plaintiff, Respondent, v. RED OWL STORES, INC., third party defendant, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

March 27, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jardine, Logan & O'Brien, Graham N. Heikes, and Carol A. Hooten, St. Paul, on appeal only, for appellant.

Abrams & Spector and Mitchell R. Spector, Minneapolis, for Kordosky, et al.

Joyce & McHaffie and Paul A. Joyce, Jr., St. Paul, for Conway Fire & Safety, Inc.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.


TODD, Justice.

Catherine Kordosky was injured while employed by Red Owl when a fire extinguisher fell off a wall and struck her. She received workers' compensation benefits. She and her husband commenced a third-party action against Conway Fire and Safety, Inc., who had furnished the fire extinguisher to Red Owl. Conway brought Red Owl into the litigation as a third-party defendant. The jury awarded damages to the plaintiff...

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