Otis Elevator Co. v. TODA CONSTRUCTION OF CA.
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MIHARA, J.
After a court trial, appellant Otis Elevator Company (Otis) was ordered to indemnify respondent Toda Construction of California (Toda) for Toda’s payment of damages to a plaintiff who was injured in an elevator installed by Otis. On appeal (H010706), Otis contends that a contract requiring Otis to indemnify Toda was superseded by a later temporary agreement shifting the responsibility for all accidents to Toda. In a consolidated appeal (HOI 1117), Otis challenges the trial court’s award to Toda of attorney fees incurred in prosecuting the indemnity action. We will affirm the…
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