Multari v. Glalin Arms Corp.

The principal questions presented on these appeals arise out of the failure of the third-party defendant to answer the third-party complaint or to appear upon the trial of the action.

Plaintiffs’ intestate, an employee of the third-party defendant, M. Krugman Construction Corp. (hereinafter referred to as Krugman), was killed as the result of falling through a hole in the floor of a building under construction. An action to recover damages therefor was instituted in 1962 against Glalin Arms Corp. (hereinafter referred to as Glalin) as owner and general contractor. In May, 1963, Glalin served a…