Legal Opinion
A & B Construction, Inc. v. Atlas Roofing & Skylight Co.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided October 17, 1994No. 93-0162LPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAGUEUX, Chief Judge.
This diversity action is before the Court on cross motions for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The issue raised is whether, under Rhode Island law, a subcontractor who has paid workers’ compensation benefits to its injured employee must indemnify a third-party general contractor for the settlement amount it paid to the injured worker. This Court holds, as a matter of law, that plaintiff is not entitled to indemnification under any indemnity theory and accordingly denies plaintiffs motion for summary judgment…
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