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WILLIAMS v. LITTON SYSTEMS, INC.

Docket No. 81951, (Calendar No. 8).

433 Mich. 755 (1989)

449 N.W.2d 669

WILLIAMS v. LITTON SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided December 28, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbier, Petersmarck, Tolleson, Mead, Paige & Carlin, P.C. (by George E. Petersmarck, Jr., and Vincent J. Brennan), for the plaintiff.

Kitch, Saurbier, Drutchas, Wagner & Kenney, P.C. (by Richard A. Kitch, Mark D. Willmarth, and Susan Healy Zitterman); Ford Motor Company (by John M. Thomas), of counsel, for the defendants.

LEVIN, J.

The principal question presented is whether Litton Systems, Inc., may recover on a theory of implied contractual indemnity from Ford Motor Company for damages it paid in settlement of claims asserted in an action commenced by Sandra E. Williams as administratrix of her husband's estate. We hold it may not, and affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals.

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Robert N. Williams, a Ford employee, was killed when he was struck by a malfunctioning...

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