LA SANSKA v. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Gen. No. 54,049.

129 Ill. App.2d 157 (1970)

262 N.E.2d 806

Edwin W. La Sanska, Plaintiff, v. The University of Chicago, a Not-For-Profit Corporation, Joseph J. Duffy Co., an Illinois Corporation, McDoniel Iron Works, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, Roeth & Cutler, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, and Abell-Howe Company, an Illinois Corporation, Defendants. Joseph J. Duffy Co., an Illinois Corporation, Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gerson Electric Construction Company, Third-Party Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

September 18, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peterson, Lowry, Rall, Barber & Ross, of Chicago (Irving G. Swenson, Thomas K. Peterson, and Charles W. Herf, of counsel), for appellant.

Tom L. Yates, of Chicago (Carl Abrahamson and Frederic L. Goff, of counsel), for appellee.


TRAPP, J.

The trial court entered summary judgment for defendant on two counts of a complaint seeking recovery of indemnity by reason of a contract. Plaintiff appeals.

Duffy Construction Co., third-party plaintiff, herein called Duffy, was the general contractor for construction work at the Argonne National Laboratory. Essentially, the United States was the builder. Duffy's contractual obligations included indemnification of the United States for all injuries...

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