Nineteen North, Inc. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Cbumlish, Jb.,

Lorene Scheneeker, widow of Charles M. Schenecker, was awarded workmen’s compensation benefits by a referee. The Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board affirmed and his employer, Nineteen North, Inc., appeals to us. We affirm the Board.

The issue is whether Nineteen North, Inc., a general contractor constructing an apartment complex, is liable as a statutory employer for the fatal injuries of Charles M. Scheneeker, a project worker. He had been employed under an oral agreement to lay parquet flooring which he was doing for several months prior to a construction…