GORMLY v. I. LAZAR & SONS, INC.

No. 90-1760.

926 F.2d 47 (1991)

William GORMLY, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. I. LAZAR & SONS, INC., Defendant, Appellee. Gansett Steel Erectors Corp., a/k/a Gansett Steel Erectors, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 13, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael G. Sarli with whom Gidley, Lovegreen & Sarli, Providence, R.I., was on brief, for defendant, appellant.

Raymond A. LaFazia with whom Gunning, LaFazia & Gnys, Inc., Providence, R.I., was on brief, for defendant, appellee I. Lazar & Sons, Inc.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, ALDRICH and BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judges.


BAILEY ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.

This case is something of a legal cat's cradle, due, in part, to contractual, statutory, and judicial input, but due also to appellant's attempt to negate the court's procedure designed to simplify resolution. In 1985, I. Lazar & Son, Inc. (Lazar), a general contractor, undertook to construct a building in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It employed Gansett Steel Erectors Corporation (Gansett) as a subcontractor. Thereafter, William...

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