Legal Opinion
Lyons v. Turner Construction Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 6, 1990No. 1-88-2084PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scariano
Third-party plaintiffs Turner Construction Co. and Turner Construction Co. of Texas filed a third-party complaint seeking indemnity from third-party defendant Riverside Corp. pursuant to an indemnification clause contained in a contract entered into by the parties. Although the transaction had a number of contacts with the State of Texas, and the indemnification provision in question would have been enforceable under Texas law, the trial court, applying Illinois law, dismissed the third-party complaint. We affirm.
Turner Construction Co. and Turner Construction Co. of Texas (collectively,…
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