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STOCKER v. SHELL OIL COMPANY

No. 52133-6.

105 Wn.2d 546 (1986)

716 P.2d 306

CHRISTINE S. STOCKER, Individually and as Personal Representative, ET AL, Plaintiffs, v. SHELL OIL COMPANY, ET AL, Appellants, P.M. NORTHWEST, INC., ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

March 27, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bogle & Gates, Ronald T. Schaps, James H. Lowe, Angevine, Johnson & Barth, and Earl F. Angevine, for appellants.

Stafford, Frey & Mertel, by A. Richard Dykstra, John G. Cooper, and John Budlong; Twede & Rode, by Charles R. Twede, for respondents.

BRACHTENBACH, J.

The issue in this case is whether the borrowed servant status of a negligent worker, assigned pursuant to a contract between a labor supplier and a labor user, may defeat an express indemnity agreement between the contracting parties. We hold that borrowed servant status may not defeat a valid contractual indemnification agreement, and in so holding we reverse the judgment and remand.

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