Sanska v. University of Chicago

The trial court entered summary judgment for defendant on two counts of a complaint seeking recovery of indemnity by reason of a contract. Plaintiff appeals.

Duffy Construction Co., third-party plaintiff, herein called Duffy, was the general contractor for construction work at the Argonne National Laboratory. Essentially, the United States was the builder. Duffy’s contractual obligations included indemnification of the United States for all injuries and demands arising out of the performance of such contract, including performance by Duffy’s subcontractors.

The third-party defendant, Gerson…