Erickson v. Bituminous Casualty Corp.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DEMPSEY

delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal arises from a dispute between an insurance company and its insured.

Martin Conroy, an employee of the Carl E. Erickson Company, a general .contractor, was injured while working on a building being constructed by Erickson for E. J. Brach & Sons. Conroy sued Brach for damages and Brach filed a third-party complaint against Erickson for indemnification. Conroy obtained a judgment against Brach for $85,000 and Brach obtained one against Erickson for a like amount. The judgments were appealed.

Erickson was defended in the…