Legal Opinion

Sheehan v. Modern Continental/Healy

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided January 20, 2005No. 03-P-1507PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*938We agree with the subcontractor that the contractor was not entitled to summary judgment. Indemnity agreements in construction contracts are subject to G. L. c. 149, § 29C, as appearing in St. 1986, c. 557, § 135, which renders void any provision requiring a subcontractor to indemnify another for injury “not caused by the subcontractor, or its employees, agents or subcontractors.” Here, the parties’ indemnity agreement purports to require the subcontractor to indemnify the contractor for claims and expenses attributable to injury “caused or alleged to be caused in whole or in part by any…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Herson v. New Boston Garden Corp.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1996
  2. Callahan v. A. J. Welch Equipment Corp.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1994
  3. Miley v. Johnson & Johnson Orthopaedics, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1996
  4. Erland Construction Co. v. Park Steel Corp.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1996

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Pugliese v. RodriguezMassachusetts Superior Court · 2009
  2. Forisso v. Mello Construction, Inc.Massachusetts Superior Court · 2007
  3. LeBlanc v. Walsh Bros.Massachusetts Superior Court · 2008
  4. Lennar Northeast Properties, Inc. v. Barton Partners Architects Planners Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2021
  5. Precision Trenchless, LLC v. Saertex multiCom LPDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2021

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