· 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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