Jeschke v. Mercury Builders, Inc.

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS

delivered the opinion of the court.

Third-party defendant Brule Incinerator Corporation appeals from a judgment entered on the pleadings granting third-party plaintiff Mercury Builders indemnification for damages awarded in the primary suit amounting to $4,500, plus attorneys’ fees and costs.

Mercury, as general contractor for the Chicago Housing Authority on a construction job, subcontracted installation of incinerators and boiler stacks to Brule. The pertinent provision of the subcontract provides:

“Article 9: The Subcontractor hereby agrees to indemnify and deem…