Holmes v. Watson-Forsberg Co.

WAHL, Justice.

Upon petition of Watson-Forsberg, the general contractor in a construction project in St. Anthony, we review a decision of the court of appeals which reversed a partial summary judgment 1 entered in Watson-Forsberg’s favor on its motion for a judicial declaration that it was entitled to indemnification from the third-party defendant-subcontractor Pro-Tech Roof Systems, Inc., to the extent of the insurance specified in the subcontract agreement. We reverse.

Plaintiff Thomas Holmes, an employee of the roofing subcontractor Pro-Tech, was injured on November 16, 1986, when, while…