Legal Opinion
Monsanto Co. v. Pruitt
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 20, 1978No. 1842PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CIRE, Justice.
This is a suit on a written indemnity agreement brought by Monsanto, the in-demnitee, against A. A. Pruitt, the indemnitor. The trial court denied indemnity to Monsanto.
In 1970 Monsanto was preparing to dismantle Unit 20 of their Texas City plant. A. A. Pruitt, the outside contractor, was to provide pipefitters and boilermakers to perform some of the work under a written contract with Monsanto.
On July 29, 1970, Arnold E. Wingard, a Pruitt employee, was injured when he inhaled cyanide gas at the Monsanto plant. He filed suit against Monsanto for damages for the injuries…
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