Evans v. Hook

In this action at law, we decide whether a sole proprietor, who is a contractor on an owner’s job but has no employees, can claim statutory immunity from common-law liability to a worker injured on the same job, under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act.

William J. Page, James L. Page, Walter R. Page, and Lawrence J. Page formed a general partnership known as Page-Holland Partnership (the partnership) for the purpose of acquiring, owning, and developing a tract of land on Holland Road in Virginia Beach. The partnership entered into a number of contracts to facilitate the construction of a…