Reynolds Metals Co. v. v. J. Mattson Co.

Plaintiff-appellant, Reynolds Metals Company (Reynolds), appeals from an order of the circuit court of Will County granting a motion to dismiss made by the defendant-appellee, V. J. Mattson Company (Mattson).

In 1979, a complaint was filed against Reynolds under the Structural Work Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 48, par. 60 et seq.). In the same action, Reynolds filed a multiple count third-party complaint against Mattson seeking indemnification by alleging, inter alia, breach of contract for failure to provide insurance pursuant to the terms of a construction contract between the parties. The…