Karstens v. Wheeler Millwork, Cabinet & Supply Co.

OPINION

FONES, Justice.

This is a workers’ compensation case in which the primary issue raised on appeal is whether an employer’s insurance carrier is liable under the workers’ compensation act for on-the-job injuries sustained by an employee after an employer has told his insurance carrier to cancel its insurance but before the Division of Workers’ Compensation has received notice of termination of coverage, and within the period of coverage shown on the last filing of proof of insurance with the division.

The chancellor held that plaintiff’s employer was liable for the workers’ compensation…