United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Olds Bros. Lumber Co.

BERNSTEIN, Chief Justice.

Appellant, plaintiff herein, sued appellees, defendants herein, in Navajo County Superior Court for damages allegedly due it under a “General Indemnity Agreement” in which defendants were indemnitors and plaintiff indemnitee. From an adverse verdict and judgment, the plaintiff took this appeal.

Defendants owned and operated a retail lumber and building supplies company in Winslow, Arizona. During the course of their business they had occasion to deal frequently with one Jack Reeder, a building contractor who purchased material for his construction jobs from defendants.…