Legal Opinion
American Home Shield Corp. v. Lahorgue
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided August 3, 2006No. 05-04-01540-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice MOSELEY.
In this case we determine whether a contractual indemnity clause is enforceable under the fair notice requirements for such agreements. American Home Shield Corporation and American Home Shield of Texas, Inc. (American Home) sought contractual indemnity from Stephen Lahorgue d/b/a Turn-Key Pool & Spa (Turn-Key) in a personal injury suit. Both parties filed motions for summary judgment and the trial court found that the indemnity provision failed to meet both requirements of fair notice: conspicuousness and the express negligence doctrine. The trial court…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Ethyl Corp. v. Daniel Construction Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1987
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