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DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. v. PAGE PETROLEUM, INC.

No. D-2124.

853 S.W.2d 505 (1993)

DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC., Petitioners, v. PAGE PETROLEUM, INC., et al., Respondents, and PAGE PETROLEUM, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. HOUSTON FISHING TOOLS CO., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Overruled June 9, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.G. Adami, Jr., L.H. Warburton, Jr., Alice, for petitioners.

Jess H. Hall, Jr., Houston, H. Dustin Fillmore, Fort Worth, Kent C. Sullivan, Jennifer Bruch Hogan, Winstol D. Carter, Jr., Houston, for respondents.

OPINION

GONZALEZ, Justice.

This is an oil and gas case involving a "release" of liability for any negligence which may occur after the making of the release. We must determine whether the fair notice requirements applicable to indemnity agreements also apply to releases that operate to relieve a party in advance for responsibility for its own negligence, and whether compliance with the fair notice requirements is a question of law for the court or a question...

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