BURKERT v. PETROL PLUS OF NAUGATUCK, INC.

(13732)

216 Conn. 65 (1990)

HERBERT G. BURKERT ET AL. v. PETROL PLUS OF NAUGATUCK, INC., ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released July 31, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Yules, for the appellant (named defendant-third party plaintiff).

Philip S. Walker, with whom were Robin S. Linker and, on the brief, Karen L. Goodwin, for the appellee (third party defendant General Motors Corporation).

PETERS, C. J., GLASS, COVELLO, HULL and BORDEN, JS.


PETERS, C. J.

The principal issue in this appeal is whether the distributor of a defective product is entitled to indemnification against the licensor of a trademark under which the allegedly defective product was marketed, when the trademark licensor did not participate in the production, marketing or distribution of the product. The first party plaintiffs initiated this action to recover for damages allegedly caused by defective automatic transmission fluid that...

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