City of Hillsboro Ex Rel. International Insurance v. Springfield Mechanical Co.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Madison County dismissing plaintiffs’ original and amended complaint. For the reasons given herein, that judgment is affirmed.

The facts are as follows. The City of Hillsboro entered into a contract with Ralph Korte Construction Company to make additions and alterations to a one-story building being used by Hillsboro as a water-treatment plant. The contract provided, inter alia:

“The contractor will remedy all damage, injury or loss to any property caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the contractor, any subcontractor…