Legal Opinion
Thompson-Starrett Co. v. Otis Elevator Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 15, 1936PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHtjbbs, J.
The respondent’s predecessor, Thompson-Starrett Company, Inc., was the general contractor engaged in the construction of a forty-two story building in the city of New York. Since respondent as successor of Thompson-Starrett Company, Inc., assumed the rights and liabilities of that company, respondent will hereafter be referred to as the contractor. It entered into a subcontract with the appellant for the furnishing and installation of elevators and elevator equipment. As an incident of that subcontract, the appellant agreed to indemnify the respondent “ against all claims for damages to…
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