Inner Harbor Warehouse and Distribution, Inc. v. Myers

GARRITY, Judge.

In this appeal, a principal contractor contends that the lower court erred in holding it responsible under Section 62 of Art. 101 of the Code for obtaining workers’ compensation coverage for the owner of an uninsured subcontracting company. The owner was injured while transporting goods . on behalf of the principal contractor.

In resolving the issue of coverage we shall determine the following: whether the failure of a controlling shareholder and officer of a subcontracting close corporation to purchase workers’ compensation insurance for the corporation’s employees acts as an…