FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Licensed contractor Shane Loranger, doing business as Shane Loranger Construction (hereafter Loranger), contracted with Ronald and Carol Jones (the Joneses) to build a single family residence on their property. Earl Houk had 40 years of experience as an electrician, and Loranger had used him on several previous projects. John Larsen, a retired electrician, testified Loranger hired him to do some dirt excavation with a backhoe on the Joneses' property. In support of this conclusion, Loranger attached to his brief portions of a transcript of a deposition of the underwriting manager for SCIF, Rob Getzinger, taken by Loranger during the break in the trial. Moreover, since Loranger believed Houk to be licensed, the Joneses argue it should be obvious Loranger would not have reported any wages for Houk's work to SCIF.

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