Legal Opinion
Burlington Northern, Inc. v. Bellaire Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 13, 1990No. 89-5487PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Burlington Northern, Inc. appeals from a judgment entered against it in its claim for indemnity from Bellaire Corporation, formerly North American Coal Corporation, under the terms of sections 7 and 13 of an Industrial Track Agreement entered into between the parties. BN settled a wrongful death action brought by the estate of one of its employees and then sued North American for indemnification under their Agreement. The district court found that BN was not entitled to indemnification from North American under either provision of the Agreement. BN now appeals,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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