Legal Opinion
Robert J. Bainville v. Hess Oil V.I. Corp. v. Standby Power Supplies, Inc., Third Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 15, 1988No. 87-3062, 87-3161PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Chief Judge:
Standby Power Supplies, Inc. (Standby) appeals from summary judgment in a third party indemnity action, enforcing its contractual duty to indemnify Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corporation (Hess), and from a supplemental judgment awarding attorney’s fees to Hess. Since we review a summary judgment our review is plenary, 649 F.Supp. 804.
At issue is an indemnity clause contained in a contract for manpower between a company “contracting-out” for labor and services (here, Hess) and a general contractor/labor supplier (here, Standby). We read the contract to…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Tankrederiet Gefion A/S v. Hyman-Michaels Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969
- Burlington Northern, Inc. v. Hughes Bros., Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
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- Lyncott Corp. v. Chemical Waste Management, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
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