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McDOWELL v. AUSTIN COMPANY

No. 51545-0.

105 Wn.2d 48 (1985)

710 P.2d 192

BETTE McDOWELL, as Guardian ad Litem, Plaintiff, v. THE AUSTIN COMPANY, Respondent, CANRON CORPORATION, Petitioner.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

December 12, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lane, Powell, Moss & Miller, by Robert W. Thomas and Nancy McCready Higgins, for petitioner.

Merrick, Hofstedt & Lindsey, P.S., by Thomas V. Harris, for respondent.

UTTER, J.

The Austin Company, a general contractor, seeks indemnity from Canron Corporation, a subcontractor, for a settlement payment to Canron's injured employee. The trial court dismissed Austin's claim. The court concluded that the terms of the indemnity clause executed by Austin, the indemnitee, and Canron, the indemnitor, do not clearly obligate Canron to indemnify Austin against liabilities caused by the concurrent negligence of the parties. The Court of Appeals...

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