Massachusetts Bonding & Ins. v. Dingle-Clark Co.

The question to be determined under the facts of this case is whether the plaintiff, as insurance indemnitor of the steel company, is entitled to recover from the defendants, as subcontractors of the steel company, the amount of a judgment rendered against the steel company in favor of a third person for injuries suffered because of the alleged negligent operations of the defendants while performing their subcontracts on the premises of the steel company. The answer depends upon the application of certain phases of the law of subrogation and indemnity.

It is conceded that the plaintiff, having…