Legal Opinion

Adams Resources Exploration Corp. v. Resource Drilling, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 20, 1988No. B14-87-770-CVPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PRESSLER, Justice.

The trial court granted a Summary Judgment by holding that the indemnity provisions in a contract between the parties were unenforceable. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

In 1984 appellant contracted with appel-lee to do work on a well. The contract included a provision under which the contractor (appellee herein) would indemnify appellant, for the following:... all claims, demands, and causes of action of every kind and character, without limit and without regard to the cause or causes thereof or the negligence of any party…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ethyl Corp. v. Daniel Construction Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Singleton v. Crown Central Petroleum Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Gulf Coast Masonry, Inc. v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1987
  4. B-F-W Construction Co. v. GarzaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
  5. Dupont v. TXO Production Corp.District Court, E.D. Texas · 1987

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Trinity Industries, Inc. v. Ashland, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
  2. Terra International, Inc. v. Commonwealth Lloyd's Insurance Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1992
  3. Monsanto Co. v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1988
  4. Maxus Exploration Co. v. Moran Bros., Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1989
  5. Myers v. Texaco Refining & Marketing, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

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