Sciaba Construction Corp. v. Frank Bean, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• interpreting “ ‘any Subcontractor’ in the indemnity clause to mean precisely that, any subcontractor, whether employed by [the plaintiff] or by [the defendant]”
• a contract provision should be interpreted in accordance with its ordinary meaning
• court held that indemnity obligation found its way into the subcontract by language referencing the main contract: “The Subcontractor agrees to be bound to the Contractor by the terms of the hereinbefore described plans, specifications (including all general conditions stated therein

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

9 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Robbins v. Krock
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2008-11-13· cited 17×
• North American Site Developers, Inc. v. MRP Site Development, Inc.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2005-05-16· cited 3×
• Larrabee v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-11-19
• Riordan v. John T. Callahan & Sons, Inc.
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 1999-10-21
• Eastman v. Yutzy
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 2001-04-03
• North Star Construction Services, Inc. v. North Star Sheet Metal Corp.
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 2001-06-01
• Seeley v. Commercial Electrical Contractors, Inc.
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 2003-07-03
• American Insurance Co. v. Siena Construction Corp.
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 2007-10-09
• LeBlanc v. Walsh Bros.
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 2008-04-09

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Herson v. New Boston Garden Corp.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1996-07-24· cited 65×
• Kelly v. DIMEO, INC. WATERPROOFING CO.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-12-06· cited 45×
• Harnois v. QUANNAPOWITT DEVELOPMENT, INC.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-09-10· cited 39×
• Callahan v. A. J. Welch Equipment Corp.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-06-03· cited 36×
• Risk Management Foundation of Harvard Medical Institutions, Inc. v. Commissioner of Insurance
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-05-23· cited 32×
• Jones v. Vappi & Co.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1989-11-22· cited 30×
• Filippone v. Mayor of Newton
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-08-07· cited 21×
• M. DeMatteo Construction Co. v. A. C. Dellovade, Inc.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1995-07-27· cited 20×
• Collins v. Kiewit Construction Co.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1996-07-24· cited 14×
• Filippone v. Mayor of Newton
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1983-07-28· cited 7×