Helene Winter v. Tommy Smith

This appeal concerns two consolidated lawsuits arising from the construction of an equestrian center in Williamson County. The first suit involves the landowner and a contractor who was terminated before the project's completion. The second suit involves the landowner, the terminated contractor, and two of the contractor's unpaid suppliers. After receiving a jury's answers to special interrogatories, the Chancery Court for Williamson County found that the contractor was contractually indebted to his unpaid suppliers, that the suppliers were entitled to liens on the project, and that the landowner must indemnify the contractor for his payments to the suppliers. Both the landowner and the contractor have appealed. The landowner raises issues on this appeal concerning the existence and scope of the parties' respective indemnification rights and the lien rights of one of the suppliers; while the contractor takes issue with the dismissal of his damage claims against the landowner. We affirm the judgment except for Conclusions with regard to the contractor's indemnification rights. I.