Legal Opinion
M.M. Sundt Construction Co. v. Contractors Equipment Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided August 10, 1983No. 08-82-00228-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
OSBORN, Justice.
M.M. Sundt Construction Company appeals from a judgment, in a bench tried ease, in which it is ordered to indemnify the lessor of a crane, which Sundt had leased, for damages arising out of an accident which occurred when the crane was being returned to the lessor. We affirm.
In 1978, Contractors Equipment Company, as lessor, and M.M. Sundt, as lessee, entered into a rental agreement whereby Contractors leased to Sundt one Grove RT-58 crane. The indemnity provision is in paragraph 7 of the agreement and it provides:
7. LIABILITY. LESSEE assumes all risk, responsibility…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Spence & Howe Construction Co. v. Gulf Oil Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1963
- Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. v. Commercial Standard Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1972
- Ohio Oil Company v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1963
- English v. DhaneTexas Supreme Court · 1956
- Monical & Powell, Inc. v. Bechtel CorporationCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Delta Drilling Co. v. Cruz, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1986
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- prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 10,607 Earl R. Leonard v. Aluminum Company of America, Defendant-Third-Party v. Temple Dr. Pepper Bottling Co., Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Construction Investments & Consultants, Inc. v. Dresser Industries, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1989
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