Block v. Pepper Construction Co.

Clifford Block sustained severe injuries while employed as a construction foreman for third-party defendant Concrete Erectors, Ltd. (Concrete). Thereafter, plaintiff Patricia Block entered into a settlement agreement with defendants Pepper Construction Company, Contemporary Precast Products, and Kamm Leasing Company (collectively referred to as the settling defendants). In the agreement, the settling defendants assigned to plaintiff their right-of-contribution causes of action against Concrete. By order dated February 9, 1998, the trial court dismissed plaintiffs contribution action, finding…