Jimenez v. Gilbane Building Co.

Adams, Judge.

The issue in this case is whether a plumbing subcontractor is liable as a matter of law for indemnification to the plumbing contractor for whom he worked for the damages arising from a pipe failure. The background facts are that Gilbane Building Company was the general contractor for the construction of a new dormitory at Georgia Southern University. Gilbane hired Gill Plumbing as the plumbing contractor, and Gill Plumbing, in turn, hired Jose Alfredo Jimenez to perform plumbing installation work. The building was completed in July 2005, but in October, after the dormitory was…