WILLARD v. INTERPOOL, LTD.


758 A.2d 684 (2000)

Diane Smart WILLARD, Administratrix of the Estate of Peter Smart, Deceased, Appellee, v. INTERPOOL, LTD., Columbus Line, Inc., Transact Corporation, Holt Cargo Systems, Inc., Trac Lease, Inc., Blue Star Pace, Ltd., Blue Star (North America) Ltd., Blue Star Line, Inc., Appellees, v. Fruehauf Trailer Corporation, Holt Cargo Systems, Inc., Appellees, v. Hamburg Sudamerikanische D.G., Appellee, Inchcape Shipping Services, Inc., Appellant. Diane Smart Willard, Ind. and as Administratrix of the Estate of Peter Smart, Deceased, Appellee, v. Inchcape Shipping Services, Inc., Appellant. CY Agency, Inc. Southern Steam, Inc., Appellees, v. Hamburg Sudamerikanische D.G., Interpool, Ltd., Holt Cargo Systems, Inc., Blue Star Pace, Ltd., Blue Star (North America) Ltd., Blue Star Line, Inc., Fruehauf Trailer Corporation, Columbus Line, Inc., Transact Corporation, Trac Lease, Inc., Appellees. Diane Smart Willard, Ind. and as Administratrix of the Estate of Peter Smart, Deceased, Appellee, v. Hamburg Sudamerikanische D.G., Columbus Line, Inc., Appellees, v. Inchcape Shipping Services, Inc., Appellant. Interpool, Ltd., Holt Cargo Systems, Inc., Blue Star Pace, Ltd., Blue Star (North America) Ltd., Blue Star Line, Inc., Fruehauf Trailer Corporation, Appellees.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed August 15, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. White, Philadelphia, for Inchcape, appellant.

Charles J. Daly, Philadelphia, for Columbus Line and Hamburg, appellees.

Before KELLY, MUSMANNO and HESTER, JJ.


HESTER, J.:

¶ 1 Inchcape Shipping Services, Inc. ("Inchcape") appeals the trial court's order finding that Appellees had no obligation to indemnify Appellant in an underlying action. We affirm.

¶ 2 The trial court has succinctly set forth the undisputed facts as follows.

On March 18, 1993, plaintiff, Peter Smart, was operating a forklift to unload a container at the Pattison Avenue loading dock in Philadelphia. As he worked, the chassis...

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