Eastman Kodak Co. v. Exxon Corp.

BARROW, Justice.

The question here is whether under the contract in question between petitioner, Eastman Kodak Company, defendant below, and respondent, Exxon Corporation, 1 plaintiff below, Eastman agreed to indemnify Exxon against its own negligence. Trial to the court with the material facts stipulated resulted in a take-nothing judgment against Exxon. The court of civil appeals reversed the trial court judgment and rendered judgment that Exxon recover from Eastman the sum of $2,148,305.82 with interest from June 20, 1978, until paid. 589 S.W.2d 473. We reverse the judgment of the court of…