Legal Opinion
Burgess Construction Co. v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided August 1, 1980No. 4635PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATTHEWS, Justice.
The State of Alaska contracted with Burgess Construction Company to build a portion of a road at Wrangell for a price in excess of $1,000,000. The contract included an indemnification clause under which Burgess was required to “indemnify and save harmless” the State from all claims brought because of injuries received by any person “on account of the operations of the said Contractor.”
Ronald Lindley and Donald Kaatz, employees of Burgess, were killed while obtaining gravel for the project when their front end loader went out of control on an icy state highway, not…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Tunkl v. Regents of University of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
- Madden v. Kaiser Foundation HospitalsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- State v. AbbottAlaska Supreme Court · 1972
- Standard Oil Company of California v. Clyde A. PerkinsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Stordahl v. Government Employees Insurance Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Hoffman Construction Co. of Alaska v. U.S. Fabrication & Erection, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 2001
- Wassink v. HawkinsAlaska Supreme Court · 1988
- Stocker v. SHELL OIL COMPANYWashington Supreme Court · 1986
- C.J.M. Construction, Inc. v. Chandler Plumbing & Heating, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1985
- Stephan & Sons, Inc. v. Municipality of AnchorageAlaska Supreme Court · 1981
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