Legal Opinion

D.R. Horton, Inc. v. Builders Firstsource-Southeast Grp., LLC

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided January 10, 2018No. Appellate Case No. 2015-001238; Opinion No. 5529PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOCKEMY, C.J.:

D.R. Horton, Inc. (D.R. Horton) appeals the circuit court's order granting Builders FirstSource's (BFS) motion for summary judgment on D.R. Horton's claim for contractual indemnification and contribution. D.R. Horton argues on appeal the circuit court erred by 1) reading additional terms into the indemnification agreement, 2) finding it was equitably estopped from pursuing its contractual rights, 3) finding it was collaterally estopped from asserting its contractual rights, 4) finding the indemnification clause violated section 32-2-10 of the South Carolina Code (2007), and 5)…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Futch v. McAllister Towing of Georgetown, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
  2. Fleming v. RoseSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2002
  3. Hancock v. Mid-South Management Co., Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2009
  4. Laurens Emergency Medical Specialists, PA v. M.S. Bailey & Sons BankersSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2003
  5. Beach Co. v. Twillman, Ltd.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 2002

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3Cited by3 opinions

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