Legal Opinion
Ford v. Clark Equipment Co.
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided November 28, 1978No. Docket 77-3488, 77-3489PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtT. M. Burns, J.
The important questions in these consolidated cases relate to the effect of MCL 691.991; MSA 26.1146(1) on the indemnity contract between third-party plaintiff, Clark Equipment Company (Clark) and third-party defendant, B. L. Harroun & Son, Inc. (Harroun) and, if the statute does not void the entire indemnity portion of a contract, did the trial court properly instruct the jury on the showing Clark was required to make to recover under the indemnity agreement. Clark also seeks review of two evidentiary questions.
Harroun contracted with Clark to install an overhead sprinkler system in one of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Nanasi v. General Motors Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1974
- Morrissette v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1974
- Robertson v. Swindell-Dressler Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- Brda v. Chrysler Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1973
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- Admiral Insurance v. Columbia Casualty InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1992
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