Legal Opinion
Dewitt v. London Rd. Rental Ctr., Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 18, 2018No. A16-1794PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHUTICH, Justice.
This appeal presents the question of whether an indemnity clause in a rental agreement requires the renter to indemnify the rental company for the rental company's own negligence. Appellants Jach's, Inc., d/b/a The Tower Tap & Restaurant, and Chester Morgan (collectively "Tower Tap") entered into an agreement to rent folding picnic tables from respondent London Road Rental Center, Inc. ("London Road") for its annual Ma and Pa Kettle Days event in 2012. Craig DeWitt, the plaintiff at trial, attended Tower Tap's event and injured his hip after one of the rented tables…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Cooper v. FrenchSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Hendrickson v. Minnesota Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
- Caldas v. Affordable Granite & Stone, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2012
- Tolbert v. Gerber Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Farmington Plumbing & Heating Co. v. Fischer Sand & Aggregate, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
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