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MONSANTO CO. v. PRUITT

No. 1842.

571 S.W.2d 561 (1978)

MONSANTO COMPANY, Appellant, v. A. A. PRUITT, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

September 20, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick J. Bradford, McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel, Galveston, for appellant.

Preston Shirley, John S. McEldowney, Mills, Shirley, McMicken & Eckel, Galveston, for appellee.

CIRE, Justice.

This is a suit on a written indemnity agreement brought by Monsanto, the indemnitee, against A. A. Pruitt, the indemnitor. The trial court denied indemnity to Monsanto.

In 1970 Monsanto was preparing to dismantle Unit 20 of their Texas City plant. A. A. Pruitt, the outside contractor, was to provide pipefitters and boilermakers to perform some of the work under a written contract with Monsanto.

On July 29, 1970, Arnold E. Wingard, a...

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