Campbell v. Mid-America Construction Co. of Iowa

CADY, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order by the district court granting summary judgment in an action for contribution between two subcontractors. It concludes a long history of derivative litigation over an injury sustained by a construction worker. We affirm the district court order.

Richard Campbell was injured on June 28, 1988 while working on the construction of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinic Psychiatric Pavilion in Iowa City. He was employed by Larry Graf, who operated a business called Hawkeye Erection Co. Graf was a subcontractor on the construction project. Mid-America…