David White Crane Service v. Howell

How courts have described this case

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

• recognizing that the provision confers “immunity from a common-law action in tort”
• recognizing that the provision confers “immunity from a common-law action in tort”
• noting that “[a]lthough statutory co-employees are not the injured worker’s statutory employers, and are therefore not liable for the payment of workers’ compensation benefits to him, they come within the canopy of the Act”
• “The injured employee may have a common-law action against a third-party tortfeasor for accidental injuries sustained while working for his employer, but only if the third-party tortfeasor is a ‘stranger to the work.’”
• “Because the purpose of the [VWCA] is to bring within its operation all persons who are engaged in the trade, business or occupation of the contractor who engages to perform the work, all such persons are entitled to the protection afforded by Code § 65.2-307.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

13 cases in this archive cite this case.

• James Demetres v. East West Construction, Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 2015-01-15· cited 242×
• Roger Rodrigue & Tealla Rodrigue v. Vincent Illuzzi
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2022-02-25· cited 27×
• Bikachi Amisi v. Lakeyta Brooks
  Fourth Circuit· 2024-02-22· cited 21×
• King William County and Virginia Association of Counties Group v. Linda Jones
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2016-08-09· cited 9×
• Demetres v. East West Construction, Inc.
  E.D. Virginia· 2014-01-28· cited 4×
• Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Minton
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2013-01-10
• Gibbs v. Newport News Shipbuildng & Drydock Co.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2012-11-01
• Rodriguez v. Leesburg Business Park
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2014-02-27
• Shevlin Smith v. McLaughlin
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2015-02-26
• Our Lady of Peace v. Morgan
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2019-08-30
• Bikachi Amisi v. Roy Townsend, Jr.
  Fourth Circuit· 2024-02-22
• Curtis David Lytle v. City of Suffolk
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2025-09-16
• Frank Marshall Smith, II v. Gary Larrowe
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2025-12-02

Cites

7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Whalen v. Dean Steel Erection Co., Inc.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1985-03-08· cited 69×
• Gray v. VIRGINIA SECRETARY OF TRANS.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2008-06-06· cited 53×
• Evans v. Hook
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1990-01-12· cited 36×
• Pfeifer v. Krauss Construction Co. of Virginia, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2001-06-08· cited 23×
• Virginia Used Auto Parts, Inc. v. Robertson
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1971-06-14· cited 15×
• Slusher v. Paramount Warrior, Incorporated
  W.D. Virginia· 1971-11-16· cited 15×
• Delp v. Berry
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1973-04-23· cited 7×