WILLEY v. MINNESOTA MINING & MFG. CO.

Nos. 84-1059, 84-1063, 84-1075 and 84-1076.

755 F.2d 315 (1985)

John J. WILLEY and Linda Willey, his wife, Appellants in 84-1075, v. MINNESOTA MINING & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Appellant in 84-1059, v. HAVERSTICK-BORTHWICK COMPANY, Appellant in 84-1076, and Dresher Mechanical Company, Appellant in 84-1063.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided February 20, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Craven (argued), John P. Penders, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia, Pa., for Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co.

Henry T. Reath (argued), Peter J. Hoffman, Dwight Reginald Whitt, Duane, Morris & Heckscher, Philadelphia, Pa., for Dresher Mechanical Co.

James J. Donohue (argued), Mark L. Parisi, White & Williams, Philadelphia, Pa., for Haverstick-Borthwick Co.

Leon W. Silverman (argued), Stein & Silverman, Philadelphia, Pa., for John and Linda Willey.

Before HUNTER and WEIS, Circuit Judges, and COHEN, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity case a jury awarded a verdict in favor of a subcontractor's employee who was injured while working on the defendant's premises. We conclude that the verdict is sustainable despite the defendant's assertion of trial error. We also determine that the trial judge properly ruled that, based on contractual provisions, defendant was entitled to indemnification from the general contractor which in turn...

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