Babcock & Wilcox Co. v. Fischbach & Moore, Inc.

Opinion by

Montgomery, J.,

The issue before us concerns the interpretation to be placed on the indemnity provision of a written contract entered into by appellant (B. & W.) and appellee (F. & M.). It is therefore a question of law reviewable in this appeal, Dravo-Doyle Company v. Royal Indemnity Company, 372 Pa. 64, 92 A. 2d 554 (1952).

The provision is as follows: “Fischbach & Moore, Inc., Contractor, hereby agrees to indemnify and save harmless The Babcock & Wilcox Company, its successors and assigns, from any and all claims, loss, damage, or expense on account of: (a) the death of, or…