BURKES MECH. v. Ft. James-Pennington, Inc.

Burkes Mechanical, Inc. ("Burkes"), appeals from a judgment entered against it indemnifying Ft. James-Pennington, Inc. ("Ft. James"), in the amount of $989,963.19, which represented Ft. James's payment to settle an action against it, plus attorney fees and litigation expenses. We affirm.

This dispute arises out of events that occurred in 1997 at a pulp and paper mill owned and operated by Ft. James in Choctaw County ("the mill"). On April 12, 1997, Burkes agreed in an "on-site addendum to Fort James Corporation purchase order" ("the contract") to construct or "install hardwood screening" at…