Stewart v. Roy Bros. Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that equitable indemnification is available only where indemnitee “does not join in the negligent act”
• plaintiff loading flammable liquid did not assume risk of burns caused by defendant’s negligence
• “At common law a person may seek indemnification if that person ‘does not join in the negligent act but is exposed to derivative or vicarious liability for the wrongful act of another.’”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).