Legal Opinion
Coulter v. Dayton Power Light Company
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided July 30, 1999No. C.A. Case No. 17602. T.C. Case No. 95-0985PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wolff, Judge.
The Dayton Power & Light Co. (“DP&L”) appeals from a judgment of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, which entered judgment in favor of the Ohio Bell Telephone Co. (“Ohio Bell”), in a dispute over the applicability of a contractual indemnification provision.
The facts giving rise to this appeal are as follows.
In 1993, DP&L granted Ohio Bell an easement to use DP&L’s land to install a fiber-optic cable. In the agreement, Ohio Bell agreed to indemnify DP&L for any loss, damage, or expense related to the easement. Two workers were subsequently injured while excavating the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corporation, Limited v. Smith and Oby Company, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1959
- Glaspell v. Ohio Edison Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1987
- Lamb v. Armco, Inc.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1986
- Teledyne Osco Steel v. WoodsOhio Court of Appeals · 1987
- Moore v. Dayton Power & Light Co.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1994
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