Pugh v. Prairie Construction Co.

LARSON, Justice.

Carl Pugh was injured while working on a construction project at Upper Iowa University in Fayette. He sued the project’s general contractor and two architectural firms retained as consultants. Pugh settled his suit, setting the stage for an indemnity claim by the architects. The district court denied indemnity and one of the architectural firms appealed. We affirm.

I. Facts and Prior Proceedings.

Pugh was employed by Hudson Construction Services, Inc., which provided drywall and acoustical tile services on the university project. He was injured when he stepped on a panel of…