MISSOURI PACIFIC R. CO. v. CHAMPLIN & WELLS, INC.

No. 85-1209.

775 F.2d 255 (1985)

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellee, v. CHAMPLIN & WELLS, INC. and Northeastern Fire Insurance Company of Pennsylvania, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 17, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bert N. Darrow, Cabot, Ark., for appellants.

Michael G. Thompson, Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before ARNOLD, Circuit Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

In this diversity suit Champlin & Wells, Inc. was adjudged liable in contribution under Arkansas law to Missouri Pacific Railroad Company in an amount equal to 95% of a settlement reached between Missouri Pacific and Clifford W. Clarke. The settlement was of an F.E.L.A. claim Clarke had brought against the railroad for personal injuries. Champlin & Wells and its liability insurer, Northeastern Fire Insurance Company of Pennsylvania, now appeal...

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