State v. Business Property Security Co.

This action was begun by the state to recover premiums claimed to be due the industrial insurance commission. The complaint alleged that the respondent was engaged in the extra-hazardous business of installing electrical apparatus in buildings, of painting buildings and structures, and of carpenter work, all of which occupations are subject to the provisions of the workmen’s compensation law. The amount of respondent’s pay roll to men so employed was alleged, and a recovery of premiums based on the pay roll was sought. The respondent denied its liability for premiums, on the ground that the…