State ex rel. Maryland Heights Concrete Contractors, Inc. v. Ferriss

This is an original proceeding in prohibition. The case arises out of a wrongful death action filed by the survivors of Donald Meiser against Maryland Heights Concrete Contractors, Inc. (hereinafter “Maryland”). Maryland was a subcontractor of *490Meiser’s employer, Charter Development Corporation (hereinafter “Charter”). The plaintiffs alleged that Meiser was killed at a construction site by the explosion of a space heater due to Maryland’s negligence. Maryland denied negligence on its part, asserted contributory negligence by Meiser, and filed a third-party petition against several third-party…