Indianapolis Power & Light Co. v. Brad Snodgrass, Inc.

SHIELDS, Presiding Judge.

J.A. House, Inc. (House) and Indianapolis Power & Light Company, Inc. (IPL) appeal the grant of summary judgment to third-party defendant Brad Snodgrass, Inc., also known as Snodgrass Sheet Metal (Snod-grass), in their third-party actions for indemnification arising from the negligence action which Billie J. and Phyllis Gillespie brought against House and IPL.

We reverse and remand.

ISSUE

Whether an employer can contractually obligate itself to indemnify third parties for injuries to an employee caused by the employer’s negligence.

FACTS

Billie J. Gillespie was injured…