Brown v. Unit Products Corp.

Plaintiff in the underlying action was injured when a steel joist fell on him while he was employed as a steelworker by a third-party defendant, subcontractor Broad Crane and Engineering Service. Plaintiff filed a complaint against defendant-third-party plaintiff, Unit Products Corporation, and alleged:

"7. The Defendant, as general contractor, had a duty to use reasonable care, and/or great care to see that Plaintiff was not injured while performing dangerous and unusually perilous work, and inherently dangerous work, which subjected the Plaintiff to great danger and danger out of the…