JONES BROTHERS, INC. v. Whitlock

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

Appellants Jones Brothers, Inc. and its insurer, Lumbermen’s Underwriting Alliance, appeal an order by the Workers’ Compensation Commission to pay benefits to appellee Leslie Keeter. Jones Brothers raises three issues on appeal: (1) substantial evidence does not support the Commission’s decision; (2) Jones Brothers was not the statutory employer; and (3) the method of recovery for Jones Brothers against the responsible subcontractor is error.

In the cross-appeal mounted by appellee Journagan Construction Company and its insurer, appellee Builders’ Association Outstates…