Barton v. Industrial Com'n of State of Utah

DURHAM, Justice:

This is an appeal from an order of the Industrial Commission denying workers’ compensation benefits to the plaintiff because his employer, River Ranches, was an exempt “agricultural employer” under U.C.A., 1953, § 35-l-42(2)(b) (Supp.1986). The sole issue before us is whether the term “firm” as used in that statute includes a partnership.

*393Section 35-l-42(2)(b) exempts agricultural employers who “employ five or fewer persons other than immediate family members” from the requirement of maintaining workers’ compensation insurance. The term “employer” is defined in subsection…