Pigott Construction International, Ltd. v. Contractors Ornamental Steel Co.

Order reversed, without costs, and motion denied. Memorandum: Plaintiff, general contractor on a sewer project, engaged defendant as a subcontractor. The contract between plaintiff and defendant obligated defendant to indemnify plaintiff for losses ensuing from certain types of liability. On January 16, 1975 one of defendant’s employees was injured while working on the project. He sued plaintiff, who impleaded defendant on the indemnity provision in the parties’ contract. Plaintiff also brought a separate action seeking a judgment declaring that defendant was required by the terms of the…