Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. National Cylinder Gas Division of Chemetron Corp.

Northern Pacific Railway Co. brought an action for indemnification under the terms of a contract entered into between it and National Cylinder Gas. The indemnification sought was for payments made in settlement by Northern Pacific to an employee of theirs for injuries sustained while working on a project under the alleged control of National.

The court held for Northern Pacific, finding National had breached the indemnification provision of the contract. National appeals and urges the court on appeal to consider the matter de novo. They also assign as error the certain findings of fact entered…