RELIANCE INS. CO. v. CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.

No. 85-130.

713 P.2d 766 (1986)

RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., Northern Gas Products Company, Defendants. NORTHERN GAS PRODUCTS COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. SEARLE BROS. CONSTRUCTION CO., a Wyoming corporation, Third-Party Defendant.

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

January 30, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold E. Meier of Schwartz, Bon, McCrary & Walker, Casper, for plaintiff.

Michael J. Sullivan of Brown, Drew, Apostolos, Massey & Sullivan, Casper, for defendant Chevron U.S.A., Inc.

Before THOMAS, C.J., and ROONEY, BROWN, CARDINE and URBIGKIT, JJ.


CARDINE, Justice.

We are here presented with the following certified question from the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming:

"Do the provisions of §§ 30-1-131 and 30-1-132, Wyoming Compiled Statutes, 1977, include the activities of the contractor as described in the stipulated fact situation so as to render void a contract provision indemnifying a party even though such party may have itself been negligent?"

We hold...

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