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BARTAK v. BELL-GALYARDT & WELLS, INC.

Nos. 79-1517, 79-1518, 79-1536, 79-1716 and 79-1717.

629 F.2d 523 (1980)

Carol A. BARTAK, Special Administratrix for the Estate of John A. Bartak, Deceased, Appellee, v. BELL-GALYARDT & WELLS, INC., Appellant, Hammel-Green-Abrahamson, Inc.; Reid Burton Construction, Inc., Appellees, Leslie Koss, Appellant, Curran Nielson, d/b/a Nielson Roofing a/k/a Curran V. Nielson Painting and Decorating, Inc., Appellee (two cases). Carol A. BARTAK, Special Administratrix for the Estate of John A. Bartak, Deceased, Appellee, v. RAPID CITY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 54; Bell-Galyardt & Wells, Inc.; Hammel-Green-Abrahamson, Inc.; Reid Burton Construction Co., Inc., Appellant, Leslie Koss, Kinning and Reil, Inc. Curran Nielson, d/b/a Nielson Roofing a/k/a Curran v. Nielson Painting and Decorating, Inc., Appellee. Carol A. BARTAK, Special Administratrix for the Estate of John A. Bartak, Deceased, Appellee, v. RAPID CITY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 54, Appellee, Bell-Galyardt & Wells, Inc., Appellant, Hammel-Green-Abrahamson, Inc.; Reid Burton Construction, Inc., Appellees, Leslie Koss, Appellant, Kinning and Reil, Inc., Appellee, Curran Nielson, d/b/a Nielson Roofing a/k/a Curran V. Nielson Painting and Decorating, Inc., Appellee. Carol A. BARTAK, Special Administratrix for the Estate of John A. Bartak, Deceased, Appellee, v. RAPID CITY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 54; Bell-Galyardt & Wells, Inc.; Hammel-Green-Abrahamson, Inc., Appellees, Reid Burton Construction Co., Inc., Appellant, Leslie Koss and Kinning and Reil, Inc., Appellees, Curran Nielson, d/b/a Nielson Roofing a/k/a Curran V. Nielson Painting and Decorating, Inc., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 12, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward C. Carpenter, Costello, Porter, Hill, Nelson, Heisterkamp & Bushnell, Rapid City, S. D. (argued), and William G. Porter, Rapid City, S. D., on brief, for Bell-Galyardt.

Franklin J. Wallahan, Hanley, Wallahan & Konenkamp, Rapid City, S. D., made argument for Reid Burton Co.

George H. Moyer, Jr., Moyer, Moyer & Egley, Madison, Neb., Robert L. Varilek, Rapid City, S. D., for Bartak.

Charles M. Thompson, May, Adam, Gerdes & Thompson, Pierre, S. D., for Nielson.

Robert F. LaFleur, Rapid City, S. D., for Hammel-Green-Abrahamson, Inc.

Before STEPHENSON and McMILLIAN, Circuit Judges, and THOMAS, Senior District Judge.

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from all the judgments entered in a diversity construction site wrongful death action instituted by Carol A. Bartak, surviving spouse of and special administratrix for the estate of John A. Bartak (Bartak), against several defendants. Reid Burton Construction Co. (the general contractor) and Bell-Galyardt & Wells, Inc. (the architects) were the only defendants found negligent. Each appeals the findings of negligence...

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