Mech v. Pullman-Standard

This action arises from the dismissal of a third party complaint filed by Pullman Standard (Pullman) against Steel Builders, Inc. (Steel Builders), for implied indemnity and contribution. Originally, Dennis Mech, an Indiana resident, filed a one-count complaint alleging negligence against Pullman, William J. Van Dyck Contractors and Builders, Inc., Industrial Commercial Engineers, Inc., and Wheelabrator-Frye, Inc., for injuries he sustained on August 26, 1979, at a construction site at the Pullman plant in Hammond, Indiana. Van Dyck, the general contractor, had engaged Steel Builders to…