YANCEY v. JTE CONSTRUCTORS, INC.

Record No. 951568.

471 S.E.2d 473 (1996)

252 Va. 42

John H. YANCEY v. JTE CONSTRUCTORS, INC.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 7, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leila H. Kilgore, Fredericksburg (Kilgore & Smith, on briefs), for appellant.

John T. Bergin, College Park, MD (McCarthy, Bacon & Costello, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


LACY, Justice.

In this appeal, we determine whether the trial court erred in holding that a general contractor was the statutory employer of a subcontractor's injured employee.

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) contracted with JTE Constructors, Inc. (JTE) to design, furnish, and install a sound barrier wall on Interstate Highway 66. JTE, as prime contractor, executed a subcontract with the Reinforced Earth Company (RECO) to design, manufacture...

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