ECONOMY ENGINEERING CO. v. COMMONWEALTH


413 Mass. 791 (1992)

604 N.E.2d 694

ECONOMY ENGINEERING CO. vs. COMMONWEALTH.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

December 14, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michelle A. Kaczynski, Assistant Attorney General, for the Commonwealth.

Anthony D. Murphy for the plaintiff.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, LYNCH, & GREANEY, JJ.


WILKINS, J.

A Superior Court judgment ordered the Commonwealth, on the theory of contribution, to compensate the plaintiff (Economy) for a portion of a Federal court judgment that Economy satisfied. Michael Garrity, while a student at North Adams State College, was injured in the college's gymnasium when he jumped off a ladder manufactured by Economy. Garrity brought the Federal court action against Economy and received a favorable jury verdict based on both Economy...

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