Legal Opinion

Martin Wright Electric Company v. W.R. Grimshaw Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 6, 1970No. 26260_1PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CASSIBRY, District Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding indemnity on the granting of W. R. Grimshaw Company’s motion for summary judgment and denying the cross-motion of Martin Wright Electric Company for summary judgment.

We reverse, set aside the award of indemnity and grant the cross-motion of Martin Wright Electric Company for summary judgment.

On November 22,1960 W. R. Grimshaw Company [Grimshaw], the general contractor for the construction of Wonderland Shopping Center near San Antonio, Texas, entered into a subcontract with Martin Wright Electric Company [Wright], for the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. McBrideTexas Supreme Court · 1958
  2. Red Ball Motor Freight, Inc. v. Employers Mut. Liability Ins. Co. Of WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
  3. Spence & Howe Construction Co. v. Gulf Oil Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1963
  4. Mitchell's, Inc. v. FriedmanTexas Supreme Court · 1957
  5. Ohio Oil Company v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1963

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Fontenot v. Mesa Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  2. Sun Oil Co. v. Renshaw Well Service, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Day v. Ocean Drilling and Exploration CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1973
  4. McClane v. Sun Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. Oliver v. Monsanto Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1972

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