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· 6/15/1989

Larkin v. RALPH O. PORTER, INC. CEBCO CORP.

Citations

  • 539 N.E.2d 529
  • 405 Mass. 179
  • 1989 Mass. LEXIS 182

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • suggesting that courts refuse to allow implied indemnification agreements
  • “Assuming without deciding that we would recognize a right to indemnification from an employer based on an implied agreement, we conclude that there is no such implied agreement here.”
  • “[Courts] have inferred the - existence of indemnity agreements only when the terms of the contract themselves contemplated such indemnification”
  • general contractor may be liable for acts or omissions of subcontractor that cause injury to member of the general public

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Judges: Abrams, Liacos, Lynch, Nolan, Wilkins

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