The permittee shall indemnify, keep, and hold the city free and harmless from liability on account of injury or damage to persons or property arising or growing out of the permittee’s negligence in making any street excavation. In the event that suit shall be brought against the city, either independently or jointly with the permittee on account thereof, the permittee, upon notice to it by the city, shall defend the city in any suit at the cost of the permittee; and in the event of a final judgment being obtained against the city, either independently or jointly with the permittee, the permittee shall pay the judgment with all costs and hold the city harmless therefrom.
(Prior Code, § 8-2-12)