Head v. Southern Development Co.

HOUSTON, Justice.

The plaintiff, Jane Hill Head, appeals from a summary judgment for the defendants, Southern Development Company, an Alabama general partnership, and its partners, Edwin W. Finch III, Francis A. McDermott, and James E. Davis, Jr. (the defendants are hereinafter collectively referred to as “Southern Development”), in this action to recover damages for the breach of an indemnity agreement. We affirm.

The following material facts are not in dispute: In the early 1980’s the plaintiffs husband, Beverly P. Head, Jr., was one of five general partners in Costa and Head Land Company. At…