California Court of Appeal

Judgment ordering full indemnity from defendant in a contract and indemnity action between contractors is reversed so as to award indemnity in proportion to fault where plaintiff was actively negligent and the contract did not require indemnification from defendant under such circumstances.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/14/2005
• Published 11/14/2005

Judges

• KLINE, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Robert F. Curotto,Oakland, Curotto Law Offices, for Cross-complainant and Appellant and for Cross-complainant and Respondent., James C. Nielsen, Jennifer S. Cohn, San Francisco, Nielsen, Haley & Abbott.   LLP, for Cross-defendant and Appellant, Metal Deck Specialists, Inc., William S. Ginsburg, Law Offices, William J. Diffenderfer, for Cross-defendant and Respondent, Horizon Sheet Metal, Inc.