KENDALL v. U.S. DISMANTLING CO.

No. 84-1776.

20 Ohio St. 3d 61 (1985)

KENDALL ET AL. v. U.S. DISMANTLING COMPANY, APPELLEE; AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided November 27, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bloom & Greene Co., L.P.A., Gordon C. Greene and Stephen K. Shaw, for appellee.

Millikin & Fitton, Stanley D. Rullman and William J. Desmond, for appellant.


CLIFFORD F. BROWN, J.

I

The first issue presented in this appeal is whether R.C. 2305.31 prohibits only those indemnity agreements in construction-related contracts whereby the promisor agrees to indemnify the promisee for damages caused by or resulting from the sole negligence of the promisee. We hold that this statute applies to such agreements regardless of whether the negligence is sole or concurrent.

R.C. 2305.31 provides in pertinent...

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