Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Farnsworth Chambers Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 15, 1960No. Nos. 6490, 6491PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Chief Judge.
The common and decisive question presented by these consolidated appeals is whether an employee of a Colorado subcontractor who has elected to receive workmen’s compensation benefits from his insured subcontractor may maintain a common law negligence action against the general contractor for the injuries received in the course of his employment.
Holding that the asserted common law actions were abrogated by the relevant provisions of Colorado’s Workmen’s Compensation Act, the trial court dismissed both actions and these appeals are from *271judgments for the appellee in each of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Chartier v. Winslow Crane Service CompanySupreme Court of Colorado · 1960
- Bunner v. PattiSupreme Court of Missouri · 1938
- Mid-Continent Pipe Line Co. v. WilkersonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1948
- Jordon v. Champlin Refining Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1948
- Sweezey v. Arc Electrical Construction Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1946
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Travelers Insurance Co. v. SavioSupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
- Leroy Stewart v. United States of America, Gary D. Nuss, and Rockwell International Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
- Edwards v. PriceSupreme Court of Colorado · 1976
- DiNicola v. George Hyman Construction Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Ryan v. New Bedford Cordage Co.District Court, D. Vermont · 1976
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