Currier Lumber Co. Ex Rel. Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Van Every

This is an action brought by plaintiff appellee pursuant to 2 Comp. Laws 1929, § 8416 (Stat. Ann. § 17.150), against defendant contractor, immediate employer, to recover, as indemnity, moneys paid for redemption of liability under an award by the department of labor and industry. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The case was tried before the circuit judge without a jury.

Plaintiff Currier Lumber Company made an arrangement with defendant Van Every to haul cement blocks. Van Every procured Pepple to drive one of Van Every's trucks for a compensation of half the gross receipts.…