Court Opinion

ID: 3796963
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2016-07-06 07:41:01.933282+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:46:19.928196
License: Public Domain

OPINION — AG — (EMPLOYED FIVE PERSONS TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD COMMODITIES, HANDLING OF SURPLUS FOODS AND TO A CERTAIN EXTENT ARE INVOLVED IN THE UNLOADING AND LOADING OF THESE SURPLUS FOODS) QUESTION(1): WOULD OTTAWA COUNTY BE LIABLE UNDER THE WORKER'S COMPENSATION LAWS FOR WORKERS PERFORMING WORK AS SET OUT HEREINAFTER IN THIS LETTER? — THE OTTAWA COUNTY WOULD NOT BE LIABLE UNDER THE WORKER'S COMPENSATION LAW OF THIS STATE FOR INJURIES TO WORKERS WHOSE SOLE DUTIES INVOLVED THE HANDLING OF SURPLUS COMMODITIES; AND THAT, THEREFORE, COUNTY FUNDS MAY NOT BE LAWFULLY EXPENDED TO PURCHASE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERING SUCH EMPLOYEES. (RICHARD HUFF)