Jones Bros., Inc. v. Journagan Construction Co.

Josephine LinKer Hart, Judge.

Appellee Leslie Keeter was injured in a near-fatal motor-vehicle accident 1 while working for Michael Whitlock Trucking Company (Whitlock Trucking), an uninsured subcontractor. On appeal, Jones Brothers, Inc. (Jones), and its insurer, Lumbermen’s Underwriting Alliance, contend that the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission erred in ordering Jones to pay workers’ compensation benefits to Keeter, because Jones was not, as found by the Commission, the “prime contractor” within the meaning of Ark. Code Ann. § ll-9-402(a) (Repl. 2002). On cross-appeal, Journagan…