Dobesh v. Associated Asphalt Contractors, Inc.

This appeal presents two questions: (1) Is a municipal corporation liable for compensation under section 48-116, Comp. St. 1929, to an employee of a contractor, where it has not required the contractor to carry compensation insurance? (2) If so, is the employee’s right to compensation barred, unless he makes a claim against the municipal corporation within six months after the injury, where he has duly made claim against the contractor?

The controversy is between an employee of Associated Asphalt Contractors, Inc., and the village of Ansley. The village made a contract with plaintiff’s…