Saturday, February 8, 2014

Rights of the Indemnity-holder

Rights of the Indemnity-holder

Section 125 of the Contract Act lays down that the indem­nity-holder is entitled to get from the indemnifier :

1. all damages which he may be compelled to pay in any suit in respect of any matter to which the promise to indemnify applies ;

2. all costs which he may be compelled to pay in such suits (provided he acted prudently or with the authority of the indemnifier) ;

3. all sums which he may have paid upon compromise of such suit (provided the compromise was prudent or was authorized by the indemnifier).

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