Freeman Mechanical, Inc. v. J.W. Bateson Co.

Toal, Justice:

Appellant, subcontractor, claims the circuit court erred in granting summary judgment to the respondent, prime contractor, on appellant’s action for common-law indemnity where appellant paid workers’ compensation benefits to its own employee for an on-the-job injury which was caused by the prime contractor’s negligence. We affirm.

FACTS

J. W. Bateson Co., Inc. (“Bateson”) was the general contractor for the construction of the McCormick Correctional Institution. Freeman Mechanical, Inc. (“Freeman”) was a subcontractor to Bateson. Freeman was hired to install the heating and…