STATE OF MINNESOTA

IN COURT OF APPEALS

A05-800

A05-1533

Lake Superior Center Authority, et al.,

Appellants,

vs.

Hammel, Green & Abrahamson, Inc.,

defendant and third party plaintiff,

Respondent,

Rutherford & Chekene,

a California corporation,

defendant and third party plaintiff,

Respondent,

vs.

Melander, Melander & Schilling, Inc., et al.,

Third Party Defendants,

and

Rutherford & Chekene,

a California corporation,

Defendant and Fourth Party Plaintiff,

vs.

Concrete Restorers, Inc.,

Fourth Party Defendant.

Filed June 6, 2006

Affirmed

Kalitowski, Judge

St. Louis County District Court

File Nos. C9-02-602206, C2-02-602206

Stephanie A. Ball, Fryberger, Buchanan, Smith & Frederick, P.A., 302 West Superior Street, 700 Lonsdale Building, Duluth, MN 55802 (for appellants)

Donald G. Clapp, Clapp & Erickson, 386 North Wabasha Street, #1450, St. Paul, MN 55102 (for respondent Hammel, Green & Abrahamson)

Jeffrey W. Coleman, John A. Markert, Stephen F. Buterin, Coleman, Hull & Van Vliet, PLLP, 8500 Normandale Lake Boulevard, Suite 2110, Minneapolis, MN 55437 (for respondent Rutherford & Chekene)

William M. Hart, Michael D. Hutchens, Erica Gutmann Strohl, Meagher & Geer, P.L.L.P., 33 South Sixth Street, #4200, Minneapolis, MN 55402 (for respondent Marcy Construction Company)