Breckenridge Co. v. Swales Management Corp.

We granted certiorari to review a decision of the Court of Appeals which held that Breckenridge Company, as a joint venturer on a contract for the sale of land, was liable to claimants-respondents for workmen’s compensation under C.R.S. 1963, 81-9-2(1). Breckenridge Co. and Division of State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Beyers, Lowe and Industrial Commission of Colorado, 33 Colo. App. 51, 517 P.2d 476 (1973).

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Petitioner Breckenridge is a land development company engaged in selling real estate to purchasers who agree to comply with a master plan of realty development over which Breckenridge…