Claim of Cloutier v. General Ship Contracting Co.

The employer was the successful bidder for a State highway construction project under the aegis of the New York State Department of Public Works, and, as part of the necessary fulfillment of the terms of the contract a workmen’s compensation insurance policy was issued by the carrier, State Insurance Fund. The employer requested and the carrier furnished, as required by the Department of Public Works, a certificate of insurance which after stating the periods covered by the policy and other details not pertinent hereto, stated 1 ‘ that no policy * * * shall be changed or canceled until ten…