MORETTO v. G & W ELEC. CO.

Nos. 615, 616, Dockets 93-7489, 93-7621.

20 F.3d 1214 (1994)

Anthony MORETTO and Barbara Moretto, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. G & W ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant-Third-Party-Plaintiff-Appellee, American Cyanamid Company, Defendant-Third-Party-Plaintiff-Appellant, Delta Electric Inc., Third-Party-Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 12, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Thomasch, New York City, (Stephen G. Foresta, Lawrence H. Cooke, II, and Kelly J. Deere, Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, of counsel), for appellant.

Michael Majewski, Mineola, NY (Burke & McGlinn, Suffern, NY), for appellees Morettos.

Dennis L. O'Connor (O'Connor, McGuinness, Conte, Doyle, Oleson & Collins), White Plains, NY, for appellee G & W Electric Co.

Kathleen V. Gudmundsson, White Plains, NY, (Richard L. Magro and Anthony R. Tirone, Vouté, Lourfink, Magro & Collins, of counsel), for appellee Delta Elec. Inc.

Before: MAHONEY, JACOBS, and HEANEY, Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge:

Anthony Moretto, an employee of the electrical contractor Delta Electric Inc., was injured when an electrical switch he was helping to operate exploded on November 30, 1989. Moretto and his wife sued the switch's manufacturer, G & W Electric Company, and the owner of the switch, American Cyanamid Company (ACC).1 ACC and G & W sought indemnification or contribution from each other and from Delta, which...

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