Legal Opinion
Hortman v. Otis Erecting Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided June 8, 1982No. 81-901PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRanda, J.
This is an appeal from the trial court’s holding that an indemnification clause in a subcontractor’s contract required the subcontractor to indemnify the contractor even when the subcontractor was free from negligence. We reverse.
Leon Hortman (Hortman), an employee of Becker Construction Company (Becker), was injured at a construction site when he was struck in the head by a piece of timber falling from a roof. Becker’s worker’s compensation carrier, Aetna Casualty & Surety Company (Aet-na) paid $11,208.15 in worker’s compensation benefits to Hortman.
Becker, a general contractor, had…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Webster v. Klug & SmithWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
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