Legal Opinion
Christy v. Menasha Corporation
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided September 28, 1973No. 43417PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Kelly, Justice.
The main issue in this case is whether a subcontractor is liable to a general contractor considering the particular contract of indemnity and all of the facts and circumstances involved. The initial action was brought by Paul E. Christy to recover for personal injuries received on a construction project. The action was against Rauenhorst Corporation, the general contractor for the construction of a building for Menasha Corporation in Lakeville, Minnesota. Plaintiff was an employee of H. S. Horwitz, Inc., a plumbing subcontractor to Rauenhorst on the building construction.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corporation, Limited v. Smith and Oby Company, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1959
- Employers Liability Assurance Corp. v. MorseSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Thornton Bros. Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
- Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Co. of Wisconsin v. Griffin Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955
- Gustafson v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1952
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Sydenstricker v. Unipunch Products, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
- Farmington Plumbing & Heating Co. v. Fischer Sand & Aggregate, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Sargent v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Valloric v. Dravo Corp.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1987
- Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Metropolitan Transit CommissionSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1995
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