Supreme Court of Texas
Energy Serv. Co. of Bowie v. Superior Snubbing Servs., Inc., 05-0202
Under section 417.004 of the Texas Labor Code, a subscribing employer's written agreement to indemnify a person and that person's contractors may be enforced by one of those contractors even though the agreement was not executed by that contractor.
Appellate Information
- Argued 12/01/2005
- Decided 08/24/2007
- Published 08/24/2007
Judges
- Justice HECHT delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice JEFFERSON, Justice BRISTER, Justice MEDINA, and Justice LANG 1 joined.
Court
- Supreme Court of Texas
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- S. Todd Parks, Sidney H. Davis Jr., Touchstone Bernays Johnston Beall Smith & Stollenwerck, L.L.P., Daniel Lee Gus, Walker Sewell LLP, Gregory R. Ave, Walters, Balido & Crain, L.L.P., Dallas, for petitioner., Michael A. Golemi, William W. Pugh, Liskow & Lewis, Houston, for amicus curiae.
- For Appellees:
- R. Lynn Fielder, Fisk & Fielder, Dallas, Stephen J. Wren, Woodruff & Wren, L.L.P., Decatur, for respondent.