Cunningham v. Goettl Air Conditioning, Inc.

OPINION

McGREGOR, Justice.

¶ 1 Goettl Air Conditioning (Goettl) and Washington Street Investments (WSI) entered a lease agreement that included a provision requiring Goettl, the lessee, to indemnify and hold harmless WSI, the lessor, against specified claims and expenses. We accepted review to determine whether and, if so, to what extent, Goettl is bound by a stipulated judgment that WSI entered to settle a tort action in which the plaintiff, alleging he suffered injuries on the leased premises, named WSI as a defendant.

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¶ 2 Mark Cunningham, an employee of Goettl, fell through a skylight on the…