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· 7/19/1976

Manson-Osberg Company v. State

Citations

  • 552 P.2d 654
  • 1976 Alas. LEXIS 394

How courts have described this case

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

  • finding that enforcement of an express indemnification contract did not violate workers' compensation exclusivity
  • finding that enforcement of an express indemnification contract did not violate workers’ compensation exclusivity
  • upholding express indemnity clauses in construction contracts as not contrary to public policy in absence of unscrupulousness or unequal bargaining power
  • full, not partial attorney’s fees awarded in certain indemnity cases as matter of public policy
  • contractor could be required to indemnify state for liability for state’s negligence in supervising contractor
  • “In modern commerce, indemnity clauses are no longer so unusual as to require such specific mention of the indemnitee’s conduct as being within the scope of the indemnifying obligation.”

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Judges: Rabinowitz, Connor, Erwin, Boochever, Burke

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