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· 9/30/1986

Bennett v. Industrial Com'n of Utah

Citations

  • 726 P.2d 427
  • 43 Utah Adv. Rep. 7
  • 1986 Utah LEXIS 883

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding that a subcontractor’s employee was an employee of the general contractor for purposes of workers’ compensation
  • explaining that this provision makes principal contractor liable for securing workers' compensation coverage for person hired by subcontractor
  • explaining that this provision makes principal contractor liable for securing workers’ compensation coverage for person hired by subcontractor
  • noting that \the term 'supervision or control' [under the statutory standard] requires only that the general contractor retain ultimate control over the project\
  • the Commission has no expertise or experience in determining whether a worker is an “employee” within the meaning of the workers’ compensation laws
  • \The trade or business of a general contractor in the construction business is construction....\

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Judges: Stewart, Hall, Durham, Zimmerman, Howe

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