Hopper v. Terry Hunt Construction

*313Chief Justice TOAL:

In this workers’ compensation case, the court of appeals held that Petitioner Kajima USA, Inc. (“Kajima”) and Petitioner Zurich American Insurance Company (“Zurich”) could not transfer liability to Respondent South Carolina Employers’ Fund (“Fund”). Hopper v. Terry Hunt Constr., 373 S.C. 475, 646 S.E.2d 162 (Ct.App.2007). This Court granted a writ of certiorari to review that decision. We affirm.

Factual/Procedural Background

Kajima hired Terry Hunt Construction (“Hunt”) as a subcontractor to install pipe at a jobsite in Greenwood, South Carolina. On February 19, 2004,…