Joe Adams & Son v. McCann Construction Company

WALKER, Justice.

The question to be decided is whether subcontractor-petitioner, Joe Adams & Son, is legally obligated to indemnify general contractor-respondent, McCann Construction Company, Inc., against the consequences of the respondent’s own negligence. The trial court answered the question in the negative and rendered a summary take-nothing judgment in McCann’s suit for indemnity. The Court of Civil Appeals answered the question in the affirmative, reversed the trial court’s judgment, severed the issue of indemnity from the issues of attorney’s fee, costs, etc., rendered summary judgment…