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ROBINS ENGINEERING, INC. v. COCKRELL

SC 2439.

354 So.2d 1 (1977)

ROBINS ENGINEERING, INC., a corp. v. James E. COCKRELL.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied February 3, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ollie L. Blan, Jr., and Alton B. Parker, Jr., of Spain, Gillon, Riley, Tate & Etheredge, Birmingham, for appellant.

Lanny S. Vines and Lydia Quarles, Birmingham, for appellee.

BLOODWORTH, Justice.

Defendant, Robins Engineering, Inc. (contractor), appeals from a jury verdict of $120,000 for plaintiff, James E. Cockrell (employee of subcontractor, Bay Steel Corporation). We reverse and remand because of the admission into evidence of an indemnity agreement between the contractor, Robins, and the subcontractor, Bay Steel.

On December 13, 1973, plaintiff was injured as a result of a fall which occurred when the scaffold, upon which...

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