Cox v. Turner Construction Co.

HESTER, Judge:

Turner Construction Company (“Turner”) appeals from the judgment entered following a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs, Robert and Gloria Cox. Turner seeks reversal on the basis of alleged trial errors, chief among them the trial court’s refusal to hold that Turner was plaintiff-Robert Cox’s statutory employer under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Finding no merit to Turner’s contentions, we affirm.

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