CITY OF MUSCATINE v. U.S. ENVIRO-CON

No. 84-1903.

374 N.W.2d 405 (1985)

CITY OF MUSCATINE, Iowa, Plaintiff, Grain Processing Corporation, Intervenor, v. U.S. ENVIRO-CON., INC., Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., Envirotech Corp. and Stanley Consultants, Inc., Defendants. STANLEY CONSULTANTS, INC., Appellant, v. UNION CARBIDE CORP., Associated Water and Air Resource Engineers, Inc., and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

September 18, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven L. Udelhofen of Jones, Hoffmann & Davison, Des Moines, for appellant.

Donald A. Wine and Diane M. Stahle of Davis, Hockenberg, Wine, Brown & Koehn, Des Moines, for appellee Union Carbide Corp.

Charles T. Traw of Leff, Leff, Leff, Haupert & Traw, Iowa City, for appellee Associated Water and Air Resource Engineers, Inc.

Richard M. McMahon and Vicki L. Seeck of Betty, Neuman, McMahon, Hellstrom & Bittner, Davenport, for appellee Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C.J., and McCORMICK, LARSON, CARTER, and WOLLE, JJ.


CARTER, Justice.

Defendant, Stanley Consultants, Inc., which had cross-petitioned against third parties for indemnity or contribution in the event that it was held liable on plaintiff's claims, appeals from the district court's determination, following settlement of plaintiff's claims, that defendant's cross-petition claims have been automatically dismissed by operation of law under Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 215.1. We affirm the district court.

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