Henningson, Durham & Richardson, Inc. v. Swift Brothers Construction Company and Egger Steel Company

FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.

In Jaeger v. Henningson, Durham & Richardson, Inc., 714 F.2d 773 (8th Cir. 1983), this court upheld a jury verdict in favor of two workmen for injuries received in a construction project accident. The defendant in that action, the architectural firm Henningson, Durham & Richardson (HDR), subsequently filed suit in district court seeking indemnity or contribution from the construction project general contractor, Swift Brothers, and a subcontractor, Egger Steel. 1 The district court granted summary judgment in favor of both defendants holding that (1) South…