HOFFMAN CONST. CO. OF ALASKA v. U.S. F&E

No. S-9116.

32 P.3d 346 (2001)

HOFFMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF ALASKA, Appellant, v. U.S. FABRICATION & ERECTION, INC., and the Sisters of Providence of Washington, d/b/a Providence Hospital, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied August 30, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanford M. Gibbs, Law Offices of Brown, Waller & Gibbs, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Bruce E. Davison & Joseph A. Pollock, Davison & Davison, Inc., Anchorage, for Appellee U.S. Fabrication & Erection, Inc.

Robert J. Dickson and John M. Conway, Atkinson, Conway & Gagnon, Anchorage, for Appellee The Sisters of Providence of Washington.

Before FABE, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.


OPINION

FABE, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Four U.S. Fabrication & Erection, Inc. workers brought suit alleging that they had been exposed to asbestos while working at a construction project at Providence Hospital in Anchorage. The general contractor on the project, Hoffman Construction, settled the suit, and sought indemnity and defense costs from subcontractor U.S. Fabrication & Erection, Inc. (USF & E) under a contractual...

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