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N.P.P. CONTRACTORS INC. v. CANNING & CO.

No. 96-CV-794.

715 A.2d 139 (1998)

N.P.P. CONTRACTORS, INC., Appellant, v. JOHN CANNING & COMPANY, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 6, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Schrager, for appellant.

Edward C. Bacon, Annapolis, MD, for appellee.

Before STEADMAN, FARRELL, and RUIZ, Associate Judges.

RUIZ, Associate Judge.

In this appeal, a general contractor asserts that it is entitled, by contract, to indemnification from its subcontractor even if the general contractor's negligence caused the damages for which indemnification is sought. The trial court entered a directed verdict against the claim for indemnification, explaining that "the contract does not unambiguously provide that [the subcontractor indemnitor] will indemnify [the general contractor indemnitee...

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