Bohannon v. Southern Railway Co.

Townsend, Judge.

1. In Copeland v. Beville, 93 Ga. App. 442 (92 S. E. 2d 54) “indemnity” is defined as “the obligation or duty resting on one person to make good any loss or damage another has incurred or may incur by acting at his request or for his benefit.” There is a marked distinction between “a covenant . . . releasing lessor from and agreeing not to sue him on claims accruing to lessee, and covenants . . . agreeing to indemnify lessor and hold him harmless from claims of others.” Martin v. American Optical Co., 184 Fed. 2d 528. This case quotes the following language from Employers…