Erland Construction Co. v. Park Steel Corp.

Erland Construction Co., Inc. (Erland), a general contractor, is a third-party plaintiff that claims indemnity from Park Steel Corporation (Park Steel), a structural steel subcontractor, for liability incurred by Erland in connection with a construction job in Westborough. The controversy involves the application of G. L. c. 149, § 29C, as appearing in St. 1986, c. 557, § 135, and provisions of the subcontract between Erland and Park Steel. See Miley v. Johnson & Johnson Orthopaedics, Inc., ante 30 (1996), in which that statute and cases interpreting it are discussed. As in Johnson & Johnson,…