Di Lonardo v. Gilbane Building Company

In this civil action a general contractor tort defendant, Gilbane Building Company (Gilbane), seeks indemnification from a third-party defendant subcontractor, Joseph P. Cuddigan, Inc. (Cuddigan). In October of 1970 Gilbane, a general contractor, was engaged in construction work at the Rhode Island Hospital. Cuddigan was a plumbing subcontractor on the project and was the employer of Joseph Di Lonardo, Jr., the plaintiff. It appears from the record that in the contract between Gilbane and Cuddigan, Cuddigan had agreed to indemnify Gilbane for any personal injury, death, or property damage…