Court Opinion

ID: 9771988
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 17:04:09.941275+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:31:40.820439
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ON REHEARING
STEPHENSON, Justice.
Texaco, Inc. and Sadler raised points of error in their supplemental brief complaining of the action of the trial court in denying them contribution and indemnity under their cross action against Evangeline. The action for indemnity was based upon the written drilling contract between Evangeline and Texaco, Inc. This contract contained the provision that Evangeline agreed to indemnify Texaco, Inc. from liability on account of personal injury resulting from any negligent act on the part of Evangeline.
As stated above, the jury found Texaco’s employee Sadler was negligent in kicking the bushing through the hole and that such negligence was a proximate cause of plaintiff’s injury. This case is controlled by City of Beaumont v. Graham, 441 S.W.2d 829 (Tex.Sup., 1969). The contract does not evidence an intention of the parties that Evangeline should indemnify Texaco, Inc. for the consequences of its own negligent conduct, or for the consequences of the joint negligence of the parties. Under these circumstances, indemnity could not be recovered.
Contribution was sought under Article 2212, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St., which provides for recovery by one tort feasor against whom a judgment is rendered from other co-defendants. This statute has no application to the present situation for the finding of “no duty” on the part of Evangeline is in legal effect a determination that Evangeline is not a joint tort fea-sor. These points of error are overruled.
Affirmed.
KEITH, J., not sitting.