Bassick Co. v. Mississippi Valley Erection Co.

Following the payment of a judgment rendered against it in a Structural Work Act case, and pursuant to a written agreement between the Bassick Company (Bassick) and Cunningham Brothers, Inc. (Cunningham), another defendant in that same case, Bassick brought an indemnity action against Mississippi Valley Erection Company of Illinois (Mississippi). The trial court found that the agreement between Cunningham and Mississippi barred Bassick’s action and entered judgment in favor of Mississippi. Bassick appeals.

The issue raised on appeal is whether the agreement between Bassick and Cunningham bars…