Legal Opinion
Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 16, 1989No. 88-2011PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Westinghouse) appeals a final judgment awarding Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential) attorney’s fees and costs in its cross-claim against Westinghouse for indemnity. Westinghouse contends that it has no common law liability for indemnity and no contractual liability for indemnity under the indemnity provision of its contract. We agree and reverse.
On appeal Prudential has abandoned its claim of entitlement to common law indemnity, and argues only that it is entitled to contractual indemnity. The sole basis for Prudential’s claim for…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Sol Walker & Co. v. Seaboard Coast Line RR Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
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