337.01 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS; INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENTS. Subdivision 1. Definition. As used in sections 337.01 to 337.05 the following terms have the meanings assigned to them. Subd. 2. Building and construction contract. “Building and construction contract” means a contract for the design, construction, alteration, improvement, repair or maintenance of real property, highways, roads or bridges. […]
337.02 UNENFORCEABILITY OF CERTAIN AGREEMENTS. An indemnification agreement contained in, or executed in connection with, a building and construction contract is unenforceable except to the extent that: (1) the underlying injury or damage is attributable to the negligent or otherwise wrongful act or omission, including breach of a specific contractual duty, of the promisor or […]
337.03 NONAPPLICATION TO CERTAIN AGREEMENTS. Sections 337.01 to 337.05 do not apply to an agreement by which a promisor that is a party to a building and construction contract indemnifies a person, firm, corporation, or public agency for whose account the construction is not being performed, but who, as an accommodation, permits the promisor or […]
337.04 VALIDITY OF OTHER AGREEMENTS. Sections 337.01 to 337.05 do not affect the validity of any insurance contract, workers’ compensation agreement, construction bond, or other agreement lawfully issued by an insurer or bonding company. History: 1983 c 333 s 4
337.05 AGREEMENTS TO INSURE. Subdivision 1. Agreements valid. (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), sections 337.01 to 337.05 do not affect the validity of agreements whereby a promisor agrees to provide specific insurance coverage for the benefit of others. (b) A provision that requires a party to provide insurance coverage to one or […]
337.06 COMMON LAW RIGHTS. Subject to section 337.02, sections 337.01 to 337.06 do not in any way restrict rights to indemnification that the common law may provide. History: 1984 c 598 s 9
337.10 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS; PROHIBITED PROVISIONS. Subdivision 1. Application of laws of another state. Provisions contained in, or executed in connection with, a building and construction contract to be performed in Minnesota making the contract subject to the laws of another state or requiring that any litigation, arbitration, or other dispute resolution process on […]
