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SO. PAC. CO. v. MORRISON-KNUDSEN CO.

216 Or. 398 (1959)

338 P.2d 665

SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY v. MORRISON-KNUDSEN COMPANY ET AL

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Affirmed April 22, 1959.

Petition for rehearing denied May 20, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arno H. Denecke, Portland, argued the cause for appellants. On the briefs were Mautz, Souther, Spaulding, Denecke & Kinsey, Portland.

Oglesby H. Young, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. On the brief were Koerner, Young, McCulloch & Dezendorf and James C. Ingwersen, Portland.

Before PERRY, Chief Justice, and WARNER, SLOAN and O'CONNELL, Justices.

AFFIRMED.

WARNER, J.

This is an action to recover judgment under a contract for indemnity wherein the plaintiff, Southern Pacific Company, is the indemnitee, and the defendants, Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc., Peter Kiewit Sons' Company and Macco Corporation, joint venturers, together were doing business as Morrison-Kiewit-Macco, are the indemnitors.

We will hereinafter refer to plaintiff as the Railroad and...

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