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indemnity clause in Virginia

7 Virginia opinions name it 5 courts 1967–2005 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Virginia courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (3)

CaseFollowedCited
Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. Wilsongreen
va · 1981 · cited in 1 Virginia opinions naming this issue, 2003–2003
1 sentence

2003Virginia Elec. & Power Co, v. Wilson, 221 Va. 979, 981-82 (1981).

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Hiss v. Friedberggreen
va · 1960 · cited in 1 Virginia opinions naming this issue, 1987–1987
2 sentences

1987As best we can determine, S & R’s contention that the indemnity clause in this contract operates only where a third party sues is a misunderstanding of a rule we discussed in Hiss v. Friedberg, 201 Va. 572, 577 , 112 S.E.2d 871, 875-76 (1960).

1987As best we can determine, S & R’s contention that the indemnity clause in this contract operates only where a third party sues is a misunderstanding of a rule we discussed in Hiss v. Friedberg, 201 Va. 572, 577 , 112 S.E.2d 871, 875-76 (1960).

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Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad v. Arthur Dixon Transfer Co.green
illappct · 1951 · cited in 1 Virginia opinions naming this issue, 1969–1969
1 sentence

1969Co. v. Arthur Dixon Transfer Co., 98 N.E.2d 783, 786 (Ill. 1951).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Virginia. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (7)

CaseCitedYears
Appalachian Power Co. v. Earline Virginia Sanders green
va · 1986
2 sentences

2005In upholding the provision, the Supreme Court first noted that it was the Chamber’s position that any negligence the plaintiff may have proved “lies solely in [Appalachian’s] failure to discover and warn the plaintiff of the defect,” 232 Va. at 196 , and that the Chamber’s “only argument on brief is that the language of the indemnity clause was not sufficiently explicit to indemnify [Appalachian] against damages resulting from its own negligence.” Id.

2005In upholding the provision, the Supreme Court first noted that it was the Chamber’s position that any negligence the plaintiff may have proved “lies solely in [Appalachian’s] failure to discover and warn the plaintiff of the defect,” 232 Va. at 196 , and that the Chamber’s “only argument on brief is that the language of the indemnity clause was not sufficiently explicit to indemnify [Appalachian] against damages resulting from its own negligence.” Id.

12005–2005
PULTE HOME CORPORATION v. Parex, Inc. green
va · 2003
2 sentences

2004As to indemnification, the court said in Pulte Home Corp. v. Parex, Inc., 265 Va. 518, 579 S.E.2d 188 (2003), that the reference in Vepco v. Wilson that an indemnity claim must be founded on contract “is not dicta.” Id. at 528 .

2004As to indemnification, the court said in Pulte Home Corp. v. Parex, Inc., 265 Va. 518, 579 S.E.2d 188 (2003), that the reference in Vepco v. Wilson that an indemnity claim must be founded on contract “is not dicta.” Id. at 528 .

12004–2004
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. G. W. Thomas Drayage & Rigging Co. green
cal · 1968
2 sentences

2002Thomas Drayage & Rigging Co., 69 Cal. 2d 33 , 442 P.2d 641 , 69 Cal. Rptr. 561 (1968), the Supreme Court of California addressed the admissibility of extrinsic evidence to determine the meaning of an indemnity clause in the parties’ contract.

2002Thomas Drayage & Rigging Co., 69 Cal. 2d 33 , 442 P.2d 641 , 69 Cal. Rptr. 561 (1968), the Supreme Court of California addressed the admissibility of extrinsic evidence to determine the meaning of an indemnity clause in the parties’ contract.

12002–2002
Corrao Const. Co., Inc. v. Curtis neutral
nev · 1978
1 sentence

1987Co., even discusses attorneys’ fees, and there the fees were allowed based on the language of the particular indemnity clause under review in that case. 94 Nev. at 570 , 584 P.2d at 305 .

11987–1987
Marathon Steel Co. v. Tilley Steel, Inc. green
calctapp · 1977
2 sentences

1987Rodriguez v. McDonnell Douglas Corp., 87 Cal. App.3d 626 , 151 Cal. Rptr. 399 (1979); Marathon Steel Co. v. Tilley Steel, Inc., 66 Cal. App.3d 413 , 136 Cal. Rptr. 73 (1977); Corrao Constr.

1987Rodriguez v. McDonnell Douglas Corp., 87 Cal. App.3d 626 , 151 Cal. Rptr. 399 (1979); Marathon Steel Co. v. Tilley Steel, Inc., 66 Cal. App.3d 413 , 136 Cal. Rptr. 73 (1977); Corrao Constr.

11987–1987
Rodriguez v. McDonnell Douglas Corp. green
calctapp · 1978
2 sentences

1987Rodriguez v. McDonnell Douglas Corp., 87 Cal. App.3d 626 , 151 Cal. Rptr. 399 (1979); Marathon Steel Co. v. Tilley Steel, Inc., 66 Cal. App.3d 413 , 136 Cal. Rptr. 73 (1977); Corrao Constr.

1987Rodriguez v. McDonnell Douglas Corp., 87 Cal. App.3d 626 , 151 Cal. Rptr. 399 (1979); Marathon Steel Co. v. Tilley Steel, Inc., 66 Cal. App.3d 413 , 136 Cal. Rptr. 73 (1977); Corrao Constr.

11987–1987
W. F. Magann Corp. v. Virginia-Carolina Electrical Works, Inc. green
va · 1962
2 sentences

1967Magann Corp. v. Electrical Works, 203 Va. 259 , 123 S.E.2d 377 (1962).

1967Magann Corp. v. Electrical Works, 203 Va. 259 , 123 S.E.2d 377 (1962).

11967–1967

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