Reber Ex Rel. Industrial Commission v. Chandler High School District 202

HAIRE, Judge.

The questions raised on this appeal require that this Court consider the possible liability of an owner and its representative, the architect, for injuries received by three employees 1 of the general contractor as a result of an unsafe method of construction utilized by the general contractor. Because of the exclusive remedy provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, the employer-general contractor was not initially made a party defendant. However, the general contractor became a party when the owner filed a third party complaint against the general contractor and its surety…