FREIGHTLINER CORP. v. RUAN LEASING CO.

No. 03-99-00212-CV.

6 S.W.3d 726 (1999)

FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION and Meritor Automotive Inc., f/k/a International Corporation d/b/a Rockwell International Plastic Products, Appellants, v. RUAN LEASING COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

November 18, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rene Forinash McElhaney, Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., San Antonio, for Freightliner Corporation.

Dan Horn, Maloney, Bean & Horn, P.C., Irving, for Meritor Automotive, Inc.

Jeffrey S. Boyd, Thompson & Knight, Austin, for Appellee.

Before Chief Justice ABOUSSIE, Justices B.A. SMITH and YEAKEL.


BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.

Freightliner Corporation and Rockwell International Plastic Products (the manufacturers) appeal the district court's grant of summary judgment requiring them to indemnify Ruan Leasing Company. Ruan asserted a claim against the manufacturers for indemnification arising out of its defense of a products liability action. The manufacturers dispute the district court's construction of a manufacturer's duty to indemnify under sections 82.001 and...

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