GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. v. JEFFERSON CONST. CO.

No. B-6929.

565 S.W.2d 916 (1978)

GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY, Petitioner, v. JEFFERSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 14, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Strong, Pipkin, Nelson, Parker & Powers, William B. Coffey, Jr., Beaumont, for petitioner.

Weller, Wheelus & Green, Kyle Wheelus, Jr., Beaumont, for respondent.


DENTON, Justice.

This is a third party action on a contract of indemnity brought by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company against Jefferson Construction Company. At issue is whether fair notice was given of the existence of an indemnity clause in a contract between the parties, and whether the indemnity provision was clear and unequivocal in its terms. After a nonjury trial, the trial court rendered judgment granting the requested indemnity. The court of civil appeals...

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