4465 REVIEW DENIED A party seeking contractual indemnity for costs of defending a claim against it is not required to request that the indemnifying party conduct the defense.
CITY OF WATSONVILLE v CORRIGAN (Contractual Indemnity) 149 CA4 1542 [See: CivC 2778; Gribaldo v Agrippina 3 C3 434; Heppler v Peters 73 CA4 1265, T/AT 9/99]
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