Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Petroleum Personnel, Inc.

OPINION

SEERDEN, Justice.

Atlantic Richfield Co. (ARCO), the defendant in a suit brought by Keith W. Chemiack, brought in Petroleum Personnel, Inc. (PPI), Cherniack’s employer, as a third-party defendant, alleging that PPI indemnified ARCO by contract. Both PPI and ARCO moved for summary judgment. The trial court severed the action against PPI, granted PPI’s motion, and denied ARCO’s motion. ARCO raises three points of error. We affirm.

The parties argue whether the indemnity provision in the ARCO/PPI contract satisfies the express negligence doctrine, whether ARCO’s third-party complaint…