Sharp County Sheriff's Department v. Ozark Acres Improvement District

The controlling issue in this case is whether the fact that the County did not provide direct compensation to Slater serves to negate the District’s claim that the County was Slater’s special employer via an express or implied contract for hire. I believe it does not.

The County and the District agreed that Slater sustained a compensable injury for which he received medical treatment and a fifteen percent permanent impairment rating to his knee. The District, through its insurance company, initially accepted Slater’s claim and paid for Slater’s knee surgery in the amount of $9,238 in medical…