Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York April 5, 1985 (Mobil Oil Corp. v. Wellpoint Dewatering Corp.)

Although indemnity agreements are susceptible of interpretation that they do not expire on completion of the work under the contract, they must be interpreted in light of “the language and purposes of the entire agreement, and the surrounding facts and circumstances” (Margolin v New York Life Ins. Co., 32 NY2d 149, 153). Inman v Binghamton Hous. Auth.