California Court of Appeal

Where a defendant who is strictly liable for a plaintiff's injury settles with the plaintiff and with various other joint tortfeasors and then pursues an equitable indemnity claim against a nonsettling joint tortfeasor, the nonsettlor is not jointly and severally liable for the amount paid by the defendant to the plaintiff.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/05/2001
• Published 02/05/2001

Judges

• McINTYRE, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Gordon & Rees, William J. Peters;  William A. Robles Law Offices, Robles & Castles and William Anthony Robles, San Francisco, for Cross-Defendant and Appellant., Grady & Dicks and Michael D. Dicks, San Diego, for Plaintiff and Respondent Expressions at Rancho Niguel Association., Green & Adams, Philip W. Green and Gary D. Grant, Irvine, for Defendant, Cross-complainant and Respondent Ahmanson Developments, Inc.