Janet Reding, Special Administratrix of Estate of Kenneth John Hall, Deceased v. Texaco, Inc. v. Moran Bros., Inc.

MUECKE, District Judge:

Texaco, Inc. (Texaco), defendant and third party plaintiff below, appeals from a verdict directed in favor of Moran Bros., Inc. (Moran), third party defendant below, in which the trial court ruled, as a matter of law, that Wyoming Statute § 30-28.3 rendered void and unenforceable Texaco’s contractual right to indemnification by Moran for the wrongful death of Kenneth John Hall.

Texaco argues that (1) the district court erred in finding that the indemnity agreement is governed by Wyoming law; (2) the “validation of contracts” rule should be invoked to apply the law which…