Dan Hayes Boiler & Repair Co. v. Illinois Masonic Medical Center

Plaintiff, Dan Hayes Boiler & Repair Co., filed an action in the circuit court of Cook County for money due it for repair work to a boiler owned by the defendant, Illinois Masonic Medical Center (hereinafter the Hospital) . The Hospital, in turn, filed a third-party complaint against St. Paul Insurance Company (hereinafter St. Paul), its insurer, for the amount claimed by plaintiff. Prior to trial, plaintiff and the Hospital agreed to entry of judgment against the Hospital in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $3,372.00. Consequently, the present jury trial was concerned only with the…