City of Haverhill v. George Brox, Inc.

George Brox, Inc. (Brox), filed a third-party complaint against Gordon Construction Corp. (Gordon) seeking indemnification under the terms of a public works subcontract for payment made on a negligence claim. A Superior Court judge allowed Brox’s motion for summary judgment and denied Gordon’s cross motion for summary judgment. On appeal, Gordon challenges the judge’s rulings (1) that the subcontract became effective before the effective date of G. L. c. 149, *718§ 29C, and that consequently the statute had no impact on the indemnification clause of the subcontract, and (2) that Maine law, which…