Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Becker Construction Co.

Mark F. Pfaller Associates, Inc., and John J. Fiad & Associates, Inc. (hereinafter respondents), were retained as an architectural consortium by St. Michael’s Hospital in Milwaukee in regard to an addition to the hospital.

Becker Construction Company, Inc., was the general contractor, and Leon Hortman was an employee of Becker. Hortman was injured, and at the time of the injury, he was working outside the building at ground level and was hit by a piece of lumber which apparently blew off the top of the building under construction.

Hortman and Aetna Casualty & Surety Company commenced this…