Banks v. McClain

Opinion by

Baldrige, P. J.,

In this workmen’s compensation case there is no question that the claimant’s husband sustained fatal injuries in the course of his employment. The principal dispute before the referee was whether the Lauter Construction Company and its insurance carrier, Manufacturers’ Casualty Company, were liable as the statutory employer or whether Norman McClain, the direct employer, a subcontractor, and Coal Operators Casualty Company, his carrier, were liable. The board affirmed the referee in holding Lauter Construction Company and its carrier liable. No appeal was filed to…