Mays v. Penzel Construction Co.

CRIST, Judge.

Plaintiffs, an ironworker and his wife, appeal the trial court’s grant of Defendant’s motion to vacate the jury’s judgment in a suit to recover damages for personal injuries. The trial court granted the motion on the ground Defendant was immune from civil suit by reason of coverage under the Workers’ Compensation Law. We affirm.

Plaintiff Allen Mays was an ironworker with approximately fifteen years’ experience. He was hired by Lasley Construction Company in the fall of 1982 to hang sheet metal walls on a warehouse building being constructed by Penzel Construction Company…