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ETHYL CORP. v. DANIEL CONST. CO.

No. C-5621.

725 S.W.2d 705 (1987)

ETHYL CORPORATION & Donald Metcalf, et ux., Petitioners, v. DANIEL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied April 1, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Hays and Susan E. Crowley, Hays, McConn, Price & Pickering, Richard Warren Mithoff, P.C., Tommy Jacks, Doggett, Jacks, Marston & Perimutter, Houston, for petitioners.

Randy G. Donato, Weitinger, Steelhammer & Tucker, W. James Kronzer, Jr., Houston, for respondent.

Ronald D. Secrest, Houston, for Northwest Sweepers, Inc., amicus curiae in opposition to petitioners' application for a writ of error.

WALLACE, Justice.

This is a suit on an indemnity contract between an owner and contractor. The case originated from a worker's compensation claimant's third-party personal injury claim. The trial court granted indemnity to Ethyl Corporation, the owner. The court of appeals reversed and absolved Daniel Construction Company, the contractor, from any liability for indemnity. 714 S.W.2d 51. We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals...

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