Legal Opinion

Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad v. Hughes-Keegan, Inc.

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 16, 1967No. Record 6328PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGordon, J.

The Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Company brought this action to recover $19,598.02, plus costs and attorneys’ fees, from Hughes-Keegan, Incorporated, a contracting firm. The Railroad sought recovery under the indemnification clause of a contract dated January 1, 1956, between Hughes-Keegan and the Railroad. 1 The indemnification clause reads:

“The Contractor [Hughes-Keegan] shall indemnify and save harmless the Company [the Railroad] from and against all losses and all claims, demands, payments, suits, actions, recoveries and judgments of every nature and description made,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. W. F. Magann Corp. v. Virginia-Carolina Electrical Works, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1962
  2. Moorman v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1966

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company v. American International Specialty Lines Insurance Company, and Tig Insurance Company Cna Casualty Company of California, St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company v. Tig Insurance Company, and American International Specialty Lines Insurance Company, and Cna Casualty Company of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
  2. United Services Automobile Ass'n v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1978
  3. Gateway Residences at Exch., LLC v. Ill. Union Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2019
  4. Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad v. Sutton Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1977
  5. Jordan v. Sandwell, Inc.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 2002

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