Kramer v. Cedu Foundation, Inc.

Opinion

TAMURA, Acting P. J.

These appeals involve two distinct problems: (1) A negligent employer’s right to reimbursement of workers’ compensation benefits in an employee’s third party action and (2) an owner’s right to be indemnified by a contractor employed to supervise a building project for liability resulting from an injuiy sustained by an employee of a subcontractor.

The background of these appeals is as follows:

Defendant Cedu Foundation, Inc. (Cedu), a nonprofit residential school for disturbed young people, contracted with Louis Rehm (Rehm) to supervise the construction of a training…