Indemnification.
Greensboro Code of Ordinances § 7-52
in effectSec. 7-52. - Indemnification.
(a) Indemnity. The grantee shall, at its sole cost and expense, fully indemnify, defend and hold harmless the city, its officers, boards and commissions, and city employees against any and all claims, suits, actions, liability and judgments for damages (including, but not limited to, expenses for reasonable legal fees and disbursements and liabilities assumed by the city in connection therewith):
(1) To persons or property, in any way arising out of or through the acts or omissions of the grantee, its servants, agents or employees, or to which the grantee's negligence shall in any way contribute.
(2) Arising out of any claim for invasion of the right of privacy, for defamation of any person, firm or corporation, or the violation or infringement of any copyright, trademark, trade name, service mark or patent, or of any other right of any person, firm or corporation.
(3) Arising out of the grantee's failure to comply with the provisions of any federal, state, or local statute ordinances or regulation applicable to the grantee in its business hereunder.
(b) Condition. The foregoing indemnity is conditioned upon the following:
The city shall give the grantee prompt notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, suit or other proceeding covered by the provisions of this section. Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent the city from cooperating with the grantee and participating in the defense of any litigation by its own counsel at its own costs and expense. Any sum received by the city as liquidated damages shall be deducted from any recovery which the city might have against the grantee under the terms of this section.
(Ord. No. 94-109, § 1, 10-24-94)
Source: City of Greensboro, North Carolina, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/greensboro/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH7CACO_ARTIVBOININ_S7-52INFetched: 11/1/2026