Legal Opinion
Trinity Industries, Inc. v. McKinnon Bridge Co.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided September 22, 2003No. M2002-02713-COA-R3-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
W. FRANK CRAWFORD, P.J., W.S.,
delivered the opinion of the court,
in which ALAN E. HIGHERS, J. and HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., joined.
In this case, appellant-contractor for construction of a bridge entered into a contract with appellee-subcontractor for the fabrication and delivery of structural steel. By virtue of an indemnity clause in the contract, the trial court held the contractor liable to the subcontractor for the amounts expended by the subcontractor in settlement of a lawsuit filed against it and for the expenses incurred in the defense of the lawsuit. Contractor appeals. We affirm.
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2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Olga Zdanok v. The Glidden Company, Durkee Famous Foods Division, Frank T. Alexander v. The Glidden Company, Durkee Famous Foods DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
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