MATTIA v. SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO.


366 Pa.Super. 504 (1987)

531 A.2d 789

Arthur J. MATTIA and Sandra Mattia, h/w v. SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. and Shimano American Corporation. Appeal of SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed September 25, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph T. Bodell, Jr., Philadelphia, for appellant.

Cheryl A. Furey, Philadelphia, for Mattia, appellees.

Frank A. Luchak, Philadelphia, for Shimano, appellee.

Before CIRILLO, President Judge, and McEWEN and TAMILIA, JJ.


CIRILLO, President Judge:

This case concerns a claim for contribution and indemnity by a retailer against a manufacturer for an allegedly defective bicycle which caused injury to the consumer-purchaser. In response to special interrogatories, the jury found that the retailer was negligent but that the product was not defective at the time it left the manufacturer's control. The trial court instructed the jury that it should consider whether the retailer was entitled...

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