Legal Opinion
N.P.P. Contractors, Inc. v. John Canning & Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 6, 1998No. 96-CV-794PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge.
In this appeal, a general contractor asserts that it is entitled, by contract, to indemnification from its subcontractor even if the general contractor’s negligence caused the damages for which indemnification is sought. The trial court entered a directed verdict against the claim for indemnification, explaining that “the contract does not unambiguously provide that [the subcontractor indemnitor] will indemnify [the general contractor indemnitee] for the contractor’s own negligence.” Based on controlling precedent, we conclude that the indemnification clause in the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- United States v. SeckingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- 1010 Potomac Associates v. Grocery Manufacturers of America, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Moses-Ecco Company, Inc. v. Roscoe-Ajax Corporation, Roscoe-Ajax Corporation v. Charles DetwilerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- WM Schlosser Co., Inc. v. Maryland Drywall Co., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Nortel Networks, Inc. v. Gold & Appel Transfer, S.A.District Court, District of Columbia · 2004
- Holt v. Walsh Grp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
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