Frank M. Hall & Co. v. Newsom

COATS, Justice.

Frank M. Hall & Company sought review of the court of appeals judgment upholding the denial of its motion for summary judgment, in a personal injury lawsuit brought by Rick Newsom. See Newsom v. Frank M. Hall & Co., 101 P.3d 1107 (Colo.App.2004). The district court had rejected Hall & Company’s assertion that it was immune from suit by Newsom because it was his employer within the meaning of the workers’ compensation act. The court of appeals agreed, holding that Hall & Company did not qualify as Newsom’s statutory employer because the subcontractor directly employing Newsom…