SORRENTINO v. WACO SCAFFOLDING & SHORING

Nos. 62258, 62345 cons.

44 Ill. App.3d 1055 (1976)

358 N.E.2d 1244

DONALD SORRENTINO et al., Plaintiffs, v. WACO SCAFFOLDING & SHORING CO., INC., et al., Defendants. — (WACO SCAFFOLDING & SHORING CO., INC., Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. R.B. HAYWARD & CO., Third-Party Defendant-Appellee.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed December 28, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O'Brien, Redding & Hyde, of Chicago (Donald J. O'Brien, Jr., Richard M. O'Brien, Dom J. Rizzi, and Michael W. Rathsack, of counsel), for appellant.

Timothy J. Gillick, of Pretzel, Stouffer, Nolan & Rooney, of Chicago (Joseph B. Lederleitner, of counsel), for appellee.


Order affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DOWNING delivered the opinion of the court:

Waco Scaffolding & Shoring Co., Inc. (Waco), brought a third-party action to obtain indemnity from R.B. Hayward & Co. (Hayward). After finding that the underlying litigation was based on strict liability and that Waco had failed to state a cause of action, the trial court dismissed the third-party complaint. Waco now appeals raising the following issues for our review: (1) whether...

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