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FERRYMAN v. GROTON

(13558)

212 Conn. 138 (1989)

EUGENE K. FERRYMAN, ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF MICHAEL FERRYMAN) v. CITY OF GROTON

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released July 18, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald J. Cohen, for the appellant (defendant-third party plaintiff city of Groton).

Thomas F. Maxwell, Jr., with whom were Charles H. Gifford and, on the brief, Timothy G. Atwood, for the appellees (third party defendant General Dynamics Corporation et al.).

PETERS, C. J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, COVELLO and HULL, JS.

COVELLO, J.

This is a negligence action seeking to recover damages for the wrongful death of the plaintiff's decedent. The dispositive issue is whether an employee-employer relationship between a plaintiff and a third party defendant bars a claim for indemnity brought by the original defendant against the third party defendant. Because there are allegations of an independent relationship between the defendant and the third party defendant/employer, we conclude that...

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