Opinion ID: 2512184
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Heading: the authority's claim for indemnity based on express or implied contract

Text: {17} Actions for indemnity may arise from an express or implied contract to indemnify. In re Consol. Vista Hills Retaining Wall Litig., 119 N.M. 542, 546, 893 P.2d 438, 442 (1995) ( Vista Hills ). But see NMSA 1978, §§ 56-7-1 to -3 (1971, as amended through 2007) (voiding indemnity agreements in certain situations). Although the Authority argues that its contract with Gallagher is sufficient to support a claim for contractual indemnity, it did not allege in its amended complaint that its contract contained either an express or implied contract to indemnify. Instead, the Authority has only alleged that Gallagher agreed to procure appropriate insurance coverage that would substantially fulfill the parties' intentions. Because the Authority did not allege that Gallagher expressly or impliedly contracted to indemnify it, the district court did not err in granting Gallagher's motion to dismiss the Authority's claim on this ground.