Brown & Root, Inc. v. Service Painting Co. of Beaumont

KEITH, Justice.

This appeal follows the entry of a judgment denying appellants indemnity under the provisions of a contract between appellants and appellee. Basically, this statement of the case, agreed to by appellee, is taken from appellants’ brief:

Suit was brought in the District Court of Jasper County by Betty Jo Carpenter, widow of Chester M. Carpenter, deceased, against Brown & Root, Inc. and Eastex Incorporated, seeking recovery of damages for personal injuries which caused her husband’s death. A third-party action was filed by Brown & Root, Inc. and Eastex Incorporated against Service…