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PALMER G. LEWIS CO. v. ARCO CHEMICAL CO.

Nos. S-6034, S-6084.

904 P.2d 1221 (1995)

PALMER G. LEWIS COMPANY, INC.; and Premier Industries, Inc. d/b/a Western Insulfoam Manufacturing Company, Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. ARCO CHEMICAL COMPANY, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

October 20, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Matthews, Matthews & Zahare, Anchorage, for Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

Sanford M. Gibbs, Stone, Waller, Jenicek, Brown & Gibbs, Anchorage, and Larry Espel, Greene Espel, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Before MOORE, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS and COMPTON, JJ.

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The principal issue in this appeal is whether a manufacturer which settles a products liability lawsuit is entitled to implied indemnity (i.e., common law indemnity) from one of its raw materials suppliers. This appeal also raises the question of whether, and under what circumstances, an express indemnification provision can serve to shield a raw material supplier from a manufacturer's...

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