NORTHERN PETROCHEM. CO. v. THORSEN & THORSHOV, INC.

Nos. 43178, 43231, 43274.

211 N.W.2d 159 (1973)

NORTHERN PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY, Respondent-Appellant, v. THORSEN & THORSHOV, INC., Respondent-Appellant, Watson Construction Company, Appellant-Respondent, City of Mankato, Respondent. THORSEN & THORSHOV, INC., Third-Party Plaintiff, Respondent-Appellant, v. WILLIAM J. SUTHERLAND ENGINEERS, INC., Third-Party Defendant and Fourth-Party Plaintiff, Respondent, v. NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY, Fourth-Party Defendant, Respondent, Lundin Construction Company, Inc., Fourth-Party Defendant, Respondent. CITY OF MANKATO, Fifth-Party Plaintiff, Respondent, v. Ellsworth E. GRAHAM and Hoffman Brothers, Fifth-Party Defendants, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Rehearing Denied October 12, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlsen, Greiner & Law, Wellington H. Law, Minneapolis, Gislason, Alsop, Dosland & Hunter, and Donald F. Hunter, New Ulm, for Watson Const.

Blethen, Ogle, Gage & Krause, Arthur H. Ogle and Kelton Gage, Mankato, for No. Petrochemical Co.

Meagher, Geer, Markham, Anderson, Adamson, Flaskamp & Brennan, O. C. Adamson II, and Clyde F. Anderson, Minneapolis, for Thorsen & Thorshov, Inc.

Farrish, Zimmerman & Johnson and Miles B. Zimmerman, Mankato, for City of Mankato.

McLean, Peterson & Sullivan, Mankato, Johnson & Sands, Minneapolis, for NSP Co.

Rider, Bennett, Egan, Johnson & Arundel, Minneapolis, for Lundin Const. Co.

Erickson, Zierke, Kuderer & Utermarck, Fairmont, for Graham and Hoffman Bros.

Heard and considered en banc.


ROGOSHESKE, Justice.

Action for damages arising out of the faulty construction and subsequent reconstruction of an industrial building. This is a consolidation of three appeals from a judgment awarding plaintiff, Northern Petrochemical Company (Northern Petro), the owner of the building, damages from the general contractor, Watson Construction Company (Watson), and the primary architect, Thorsen & Thorshov, Inc. (T & T), and awarding T & T idemnity against...

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