Friday Invs., LLC v. Bally Total Fitness of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc.

NEWBY, Justice.

**236 In this case we consider whether an attorney-client relationship exists between defendants and a non-party that contractually agreed to indemnify defendants. Recognizing its tripartite nature, we conclude that the contractual duty to defend and indemnify gives rise to an attorney-client relationship. Nonetheless, because defendants failed to request that the trial court provide written findings of fact and did not present in a timely manner the documents at issue for appellate review, we must presume the trial court found facts sufficient to support its conclusion. Given…