Duty Free Shoppers Group Ltd. v. State

OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

This appeal raises the question whether an indemnity provision in a state airport concession lease requires the lessee to indemnify the state for a settlement, costs, and attorney’s fees resulting from an injury sustained by an employee of the lessee. The superior court ruled that the state was entitled to indemnity as a matter of law. We affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Duty Free Shoppers Group Limited leased retail, warehouse and office space to operate a duty-free store at the Anchorage International Airport. The lease contained the following indemnity…