Redford v. City of Seattle

This case concerns an action brought on a written indemnity agreement in which a contractor agreed to indemnify a third party landowner from liability not caused by the third party's negligence or wilful misconduct. When the contractor's employee was injured while working on the third party's property and the third party settled and paid a money judgment on the employee's claims against it, the contractor denied liability under the indemnity agreement. We hold the third party can enforce the indemnity agreement against the contractor.

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Jacobson & Sons (Jacobson) contracted with Jorgensen Steel…