RICHMOND, F. & P. R. CO. v. HUGHES-KEEGAN, INC.


152 S.E.2d 28 (1967)

207 Va. 765

RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG AND POTOMAC RAILROAD COMPANY v. HUGHES-KEEGAN, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

January 16, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis T. Booker, Richmond (Hunton, Williams, Gay, Powell & Gibson, Richmond, on brief), for appellant.

Edward A. Marks, Jr., Richmond (Sands, Anderson, Marks & Clarke, Richmond, on brief), for appellees.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, SNEAD, I'ANSON, CARRICO and GORDON, JJ.


GORDON, Justice.

The Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Company brought this action to recover $19,598.02, plus costs and attorneys' fees, from Hughes-Keegan, Incorporated, a contracting firm. The railroad sought recovery under the indemnification clause of a contract dated January 1, 1956, between Hughes-Keegan and the Railroad.1 The indemnification clause reads:

"The Contractor [Hughes-Keegan] shall indemnify and...

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