Mata v. Clarion Farmers Elevator Cooperative

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

This appeal involves the right of indemnity of an employer’s insurance carrier in a worker’s compensation case.

Cruz 0. Mata was employed by Preventative Maintenance, Inc. to work on elevators. American Insurance Company was the insurance carrier of Preventative Maintenance for workers’ compensation. The State of Iowa, through its Bureau of Labor-Elevator Safety Division, inspects elevators. Mata sustained injuries while repairing an elevator on the premises of Clarion Farmers Elevator Cooperative on May 19, 1981.

American paid Mata’s medical expenses and also paid him weekly…