American Pecco Corp. v. Eastern Foundation Co.

KERN, Associate Judge:

In May 1964, a large construction crane owned by Concorp, Inc. (Concorp), a general contractor, fell on its job site in Ross-lyn, Virginiá, killing one person, injuring others, and causing property damage.1 Concorp had purchased the crane from American Pecco Corporation (Pecco) who, pursuant to the sales agreement,2 supplied a service representative to supervise the assembly of the crane. Upon Pecco’s recommendation, Concorp hired Contractors Transport Corporation (Transport) to supply the labor and equipment for the assembling and rigging of the crane. It was understood…