Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Keyes 303, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided October 21, 1993No. Civ. A. G-92-631PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
KENT, District Judge.
Before the Court is the motion of Third-Party Defendant Completion Services, Inc. (“CSI”) for summary judgment on the third-party claim for contractual indemnity asserted against it. Because the contract at issue as applied to this case is void as a matter of law, summary judgment is GRANTED.
Background
The underlying lawsuit here concerns personal injuries sustained by Plaintiff Vernon Lewis while working aboard a jack-up drilling rig, the Marine 17. Lewis is an employee of CSI. At the time of his injuries,…
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