Miley v. Johnson & Johnson Orthopaedics, Inc.

We are asked again to explore the limits of indemnity obligations by subcontractors to general contractors and owners. On December 20, 1989, John Miley delivered *31plumbing supplies to North Shore Mechanical Contractors, Inc. (North), the plumbing subcontractor on a job in Rayn-ham, for which The Carlson Corporation — Northeast (Carlson) was the general contractor. The owner of the project was Johnson & Johnson Orthopaedics, Inc. (Johnson). While performing his mission, Miley fell on a cement floor on which a thin layer of snow had accumulated. The floor had been laid by the fifth player in the…