GEMCO-WARE v. RONGENE MOLD & PLASTICS

Record No. 840601

360 S.E.2d 342 (1987)

GEMCO-WARE, INC. v. RONGENE MOLD AND PLASTICS CORPORATION.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 4, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth G. Roth, Fairfax (James E. Haluska, Reston, Gary A. Godard, Donahue, Ehrmantraut & Montedonico, Fairfax, on briefs), for appellant.

Carol T. Stone (John O. Easton, Jordan, Coyne, Savits & Lopata, Fairfax, on briefs), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


COMPTON, Justice.

In this products liability case, the question is whether the two-year statute of limitations for personal injury actions bars a defendant, timely sued by a plaintiff, from maintaining, after the two years has expired, a third-party action for contribution or indemnification against a potential defendant not already sued by the plaintiff.

On May 1, 1980, Lillian W. Smith was burned when the handle of a teakettle separated from the kettle causing...

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