Empire Steel Manufacturing Co. v. Carlson

Empire Steel Manufacturing Company (Empire) filed its complaint in the District Court, Thirteenth Judicial District, Yellowstone County, alleging in the alternative, that it had a contract for the haulage of coal silos with either R. E. Carlson, d/b/a Burleson Transportation or Frank Burleson; that the contract for haulage had not been performed by either; and that it had incurred damages thereby. Carlson denied the haulage contract, and cross-claimed against Burleson for indemnity should Carlson be held liable to Empire. Burleson denied the haulage contract with Empire and cross-claimed…