Legal Opinion

Rivers & Bryan, Inc. v. HBE Corp.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided July 15, 1993No. 91-CV-882PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court entering judgment in favor of appellee, HBE Corporation (“HBE”), in the amount of $300,000 against appellant, Rivers & Bryan, Inc. (“Rivers & Bryan”), 1 on HBE’s third-party complaint for indemnification arising out of a contractual agreement. Rivers & Bryan contends that the trial court erroneously ruled that the contract between the parties provided that Rivers & Bryan was required to indemnify HBE for HBE’s own wrongful actions. We agree that the trial court misapplied controlling principles of law relating to the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
  2. United States v. SeckingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Howard University v. BestDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. Moses-Ecco Company, Inc. v. Roscoe-Ajax Corporation, Roscoe-Ajax Corporation v. Charles DetwilerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
  5. Meiggs v. Associated Builders, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988

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3Cited by31 opinions

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  4. Potomac Plaza Terraces, Inc. v. QSC Products, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1994
  5. A.S. Johnson Co. v. Atlantic Masonry Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997

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