Legal Opinion
Monical & Powell, Inc. v. Bechtel Corporation
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 10, 1966No. 4068PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRISSOM, Chief Justice.
On December 6, 1960, Bechtel Corporation made a contract with Monsanto Chemical Company to construct the latter’s plant and a pipeline into and through Brazoria County. Bechtel Corporation subcontracted to Monical & Powell, Inc. and T-T Construction Company, Inc., that portion of its contract with Monsanto which provided for construction of a pipeline into and through Brazoria County to the Celanese Corporation’s plant. Paragraph 14 of that subcontract provided:
“INJURY OR DAMAGE TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY: Sub-contractor shall be solely responsible for and shall hold…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Woods v. SimsTexas Supreme Court · 1954
- Spence & Howe Construction Co. v. Gulf Oil Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1963
- Mitchell's, Inc. v. FriedmanTexas Supreme Court · 1957
- Ohio Oil Company v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1963
- WM. Cameron & Co. v. American Surety Co. of New YorkTexas Commission of Appeals · 1932
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Fontenot v. Mesa Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Delta Drilling Co. v. Cruz, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1986
- Garcia v. Sky Climber, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Dillard v. Shaughnessy, Fickel & Scott Architects, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1997
- Martin Wright Electric Company v. W.R. Grimshaw CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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