B & L PAINTING CO., INC. v. UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE CO.

No. 12568.

527 P.2d 554 (1974)

B & L PAINTING COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff, v. UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY and E. L. Matelich Construction Company, Defendants and Respondents, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF KALISPELL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT #5 et al., Third Party Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided October 29, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Dean Jellison (argued), Kalispell, Rognlien, Hash, Jellison & O'Brien, Kalispell, for appellants.

C. Eugene Phillips (argued), Kalispell, Murphy, Robinson, Heckathorn & Phillips, Kalispell, for respondents.


JAMES T. HARRISON, Chief Justice.

On May 1, 1967 appellant Board of Trustees of Kalispell High School District No. 5 (the Board) awarded contracts for construction of the new Kalispell Junior High School to respondent E.F. Matelich Construction Company (Matelich) as general contractor; Ole's Plumbing & Heating (Ole's) as mechanical contractor; and Palmquist Electric as electrical contractor. Each of these contractors acted as a "prime contractor" sharing the responsibility...

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