Legal Opinion
Department of Transportation v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 11, 2013No. 2D12-1097PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALTENBERND, Judge.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) appeals a judgment that awarded $502,462.22 as indemnity to CSX Transportation. The judgment indemnified CSX for the amount of a settlement and related attorneys’ fees paid by CSX to resolve a negligence action arising from an accident at a railroad crossing. DOT maintains that the indemnity clause, which was the *211sole consideration for a crossing agreement between DOT and CSX, is invalid because DOT’S predecessor had no legal authority to enter into the agreement. In the alternative, DOT argues that the collectible portion of any…
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