Legal Opinion
Hernandez v. Chavez Roofing, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 31, 1991No. B054195PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GILBERT, J.
— Here we hold that although an employee of an unlicensed and uninsured subcontractor is covered by a general contractor’s workers’ compensation insurance (Lab. Code, 1 § 2750.5), the uninsured subcontractor may be liable in tort for injuries to the employee (§ 3706). We reverse the judgment of the trial court which was entered pursuant to the subcontractor’s motion for summary judgment.
Facts
On January 19,1989, Julian Hernandez was working for Chavez Roofing, Inc., (Chevy), when he was killed by being crushed between a fork lift and a truck owned and operated by Chavez. The…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Blew v. HornerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
- Strickland v. FosterCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
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