Herman Christensen & Sons, Inc. v. Paris Plastering Co.

Opinion

SIMS, Acting P. J.

Cross-defendant, a subcontractor, has appealed from a judgment awarding cross-complainant, a general contractor, indemnity after the latter had suffered a verdict and judgment in an action brought by the subcontractor’s employee for injuries suffered in a fall from a scaffold furnished by the general contractor. The subcontractor contends that the indemnity clause in the contract between it and the general contractor' fails to comply with the provisions of section 3864 of che Labor Code, and on its face does not relieve the general contractor from liability for its…