PULLMAN, INC. v. JOHNSON

No. 85-987.

543 So.2d 231 (1987)

PULLMAN, INC., d/b/a T & M Leasing, and Insurance Company of North America, Appellants, v. Charles JOHNSON, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Leonna Johnson, a Deceased Minor, On Behalf of the Estate of Leonna Johnson, and On Behalf of Saintain Eliodor and Charles Johnson, As Survivors of Leonna Johnson, Deceased, and Florida Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company, Florida Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, W.E. Schlechter and Sons, Inc., Everglades Celery Corporation and James Lamar Drisdom, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

On Rehearing May 26, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marjorie Gadarian Graham of Jones & Foster, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellants.

Wiederhold, Moses & Bulfin, and John R. Beranek of Klein & Beranek, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellees James Drisdom, W.E. Schlechter & Sons, Inc., Florida Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. Co., and Florida Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co.


STONE, Judge.

An owner of the trailer portion of a tractor-trailer, and the company insuring it, Insurance Company of North America (INA), are appealing a final judgment on a crossclaim for contribution. The crossclaim alleged that the trailer, when attached to the cab, became a dangerous instrumentality, and that the driver of the tractor was, in any event, covered under the INA policy.

We recognize that the trailer portion of a tractor-trailer may have an...

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