Legal Opinion

Russ v. Woodside Homes, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided October 26, 1995No. 950157-CAPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JACKSON, Judge:

Charles J. Russ, Sr. appeals the trial court’s grant of Woodside Homes, Inc.’s motion for summary judgment. Woodside moved to dismiss Russ’s wrongful death action on the basis of a hold harmless provision in the parties’ agreement to commence construction. We affirm.

FACTS

On September 12, 1992, Charles J. Russ, Sr. and his wife, Rose Pauline Russ, signed a contract under which Woodside agreed to construct a home for the Russes. Linda Breinholt, a sales consultant for Woodside, signed the contract on September 11, 1992, and a vice president of Woodside accepted the…

2Cases cited29 opinions

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