Mrs. Lynn E. Bonniwell, Petitioners v. Beech Aircraft Corporation, Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that Metro has no statutory or common‑law right to contribution or indemnity and that the Wilcox judgment does not give Beech entitlement to indemnity from Metro; therefore the portion of the summary judgment awarding Beech indemnity was reversed and remanded, while the remainder was affirmed. Justice McGEE dissented, arguing that collateral estoppel should bar relitigation of the comparative‑fault issue and that the majority’s holding would improperly overturn the court of appeals.