Beitzel v. City of Coeur D'Alene

JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a personal injury case that also involves the right to indemnification. We affirm the judgment in favor of the injured party and rule that two of the parties held liable for the injuries are entitled to be indemnified by the other two parties.

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THE BACKGROUND AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS.

At approximately 12:30 a.m. on a Monday morning, Robert Beitzel was injured when he drove his motorcycle into an unmarked, unbarricaded three-inch deep trench on a public street in Coeur d’Alene. The trench was part of a project to install underground telephone lines for General Telephone…