Touchet Valley Grain Growers, Inc. v. Opp & Seibold General Construction, Inc.

This case involves questions of liability following the structural failure of a grain-storage building owned by the appellant, a farmers' cooperative. The respondents are the contractors that erected the building, the contractors' surety, and the subcontractor who fabricated the metal structure.

We rule as a matter of law that a valid subrogation waiver in the contract between the building owner, Touchet Valley Grain Growers, Inc., and the contractor, Opp & Seibold General Construction, Inc., insulates Opp & Seibold from liability to the extent of Touchet Valley's insurance coverage. We affirm…