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ESTES EXP. LINES v. CHOPPER EXP.

Record No. 061302.

641 S.E.2d 476 (2007)

ESTES EXPRESS LINES, INC., et al. v. CHOPPER EXPRESS, INC.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 2, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Joseph Owen, III (Samuel J. Kaufman; CowanOwen, on briefs), for appellants.

Monica A. Walker (Eric S. Jensen, Jensen & Associates, on brief), Richmond, for appellee.

Present: HASSELL, C.J., LACY, KEENAN, KOONTZ, LEMONS, and AGEE, JJ., and STEPHENSON, Senior Justice.

OPINION BY Justice LAWRENCE L. KOONTZ, JR.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether an indemnity provision in a vehicle lease agreement is void as against public policy insofar as the provision would entitle a party to indemnification for liability incurred as the result of personal injuries caused by its own negligence.1

BACKGROUND

The relevant facts are undisputed. Estes Express Lines, Inc. and Estes Leasing (collectively...

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