Long v. Atlantic Homes

Toal, Justice:

In this Workers’ Compensation action, the claimant was awarded temporary total disability benefits. The Commission found Atlantic Homes to be the claimant’s statutory employee. The Commission additionally sanctioned Atlantic Homes’ insurance carrier, Selective Insurance Company (hereinafter “Selective”), for its failure to appear at the hearing. Atlantic Homes and Selective appeal. We affirm.

FACTS

In January 1988, the claimant, Hughey Long (“Long”), was hired by Dave Hill to perform carpentry work for Ed Miles on a residential home site in Timberlake Plantation. Long was told…