Sciaba Construction Corp. v. Frank Bean, Inc.

On its face, the language contained in subcontracts entered into by Sciaba Construction Corp. (Sciaba), a general contractor, and Frank Bean, Inc. (Bean), and Thermal Insulation Corp. (Thermal), subcontractors, egregiously violates *67G. L. c. 149, § 29C. That statute declared void a provision in a subcontract that requires the subcontractor to indemnify the general contractor for damages that the subcontractor did not cause. Section 29C has been the subject of much discussion of late in our cases. See Jones v. Vappi & Co., 28 Mass. App. Ct. 77, 81-82 (1989); Harnois v. Quannapowitt Dev., Inc.,…