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SHELL OIL CO. v. BRINKERHOFF-SIGNAL DRILLING CO.

No. 18084.

658 P.2d 1187 (1983)

SHELL OIL COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Third-Party Plaintiff and Appellant, v. BRINKERHOFF-SIGNAL DRILLING COMPANY, Third-Party Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

February 2, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris Wangsgard, Salt Lake City, for third-party plaintiff and appellant.

Robert F. Orton, Salt Lake City, for third-party defendant and respondent.

OAKS, Justice:

This interlocutory appeal in a tort case involves a controversy between a third-party plaintiff and a third-party defendant over the validity of an indemnity agreement. Plaintiff Billie Thomas Back is employed by Brinkerhoff-Signal Drilling Company (hereinafter Brinkerhoff), an independent contractor engaged in drilling oil wells for Shell Oil Co. Plaintiff sued Shell, alleging that through its negligence in attaching a unit to the drilling rig the...

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