Legal Opinion
Kreter v. HealthSTAR Communications, Inc.
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 2, 2007No. 1849PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAdkins, J.
In this case, we examine the limits of the Maryland common law rule restraining courts from interpreting an indemnification agreement, even a broadly worded one, to cover negligence of the indemnitee, without explicit language unequivocally showing such intent. See Heat and Power Corp. v. Air Prods. & Chems., Inc., 820 Md. 584, 602, 578 A.2d 1202 (1990). We shall refer to this common law rule as the “Presumption Against Indemnification For Negligence,” or simply, the “Presumption.”
In connection with a stock sale and termination of an executive employment contract, Linda B. Kreter, appellant,…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- COLOMIRIS v. WoodsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1999
- Levine v. Shell Oil Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1971
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