Legal Opinion
Gulf Oil Corp. v. Rota-Cone Field Operating Co.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided November 30, 1972No. 938PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTIN, Judge.
Gulf Oil appeals the dismissal of its third party complaint against Rota-Cone.
We affirm.
Rota-Cone was the employer of a deceased workman and became obligated under the New Mexico Workmen’s Compensation Act to pay benefits to surviving dependents.
The administrator of the deceased workman filed a wrongful death action against Gulf Oil. Gulf Oil sought recovery over against Rota-Cone by reason of an express agreement of employment in which Rota-Cone agreed to indemnify Gulf Oil.
Rota-Cone moved to dismiss the third party complaint. The trial court found that Rota-Cone was…
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