State Ex Rel. MacRi v. City of Bremerton

In August, 1937, Sam Macri and the city of Bremerton entered into a written contract for the construction, by Macri, of a city sewer system. Under one of the provisions of that contract, Macri was obligated to indemnify and hold harmless the city of Bremerton from any and all claims for damages arising from or through the operation of contractor Macri, which provision included all claims for injuries or damages to the property or right of any person. The city was authorized, in the event of the failure of contractor Macri to obtain a valid release of any and all such claims prior to the final…