Perkins v. J.W. Contractors, Inc.

LABORDE, Judge.

Appellants, J.W. Contractors, Inc., (J.W. Contractors) and Royal Globe Insurance Company, appeal from a judgment of the trial court declaring that a valid indemnity agreement existed between J.W. Contractors and appellee, Scaffolding Rental and Erection Service, Inc. (Scaffolding Rental). We find that the trial court erred in declaring the indemnity agreement to be valid. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

This declaratory judgment action arises out of a suit, by George L. Perkins and his wife for injuries he allegedly sustained when he fell off scaffolding at the Conoco facility in…