Danuser v. JA Thompson and Son, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

HEEN, J.

Employer J. A. Thompson and Son, Inc. and its insurance carrier Industrial Indemnity Co. (collectively Thompson), appeal from the May 1, 1980 decision and order of the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (Board) which found that Thompson was a special employer of claimant Richard Danuser (Danuser) and was therefore required to pay Workers’ Compensation benefits to Danuser. The only issue on appeal is whether the Board erred in that finding. We find no error and affirm.

In 1973, Thompson was engaged, as a general contractor, in the construction of the…