Citizens Utilities Co. v. New West Homes, Inc.

OPINION

FERNANDEZ, Judge.

Appellee Citizens Utilities Company sued appellant New West Homes, Inc. and appel-lee Buck’s Quality Roofing, Inc. for statutory indemnity pursuant to the High Voltage Power Lines and Safety Restrictions Act, A.R.S. §§ 40-360.41 through 40-360.-45. The trial court granted Citizens’ motion for summary judgment against both defendants, and New West appeals, contending that the judgment relieves Citizens of liability for its own negligence. We affirm.

New West, a general contractor, agreed to build a custom home in Nogales, Arizona in 1988. Prior to 1970 Citizens had…