Lende v. Lende Construction Co.

OPINION

AMDAHL, Chief Justice.

Employee sought review of a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals reversing the compensation judge’s finding of liability on the part of the general contractor of a subcontractor who was statutorily permitted to elect compensation coverage but did not do so. We affirm.

DaVerne Corporation, owned by David Ficek, operated primarily as a general contractor in new construction and retained subcontractors for any necessary labor. In August 1984, DaVerne Corporation, acting as general contractor on a remodeling project at the Nelson Elementary School,…