Homeowner Qualifies as Employer of Carpenter Injured in Fall

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that a property owner was the employer of a carpenter who suffered a spinal cord injury in a fall from the roof of a house. Case: Adams v. State, No. S-17227, 07/24/2020, published. Facts: Virgil Adams worked as a carpenter at a house on Snow Bear Drive in Anchorage. He fell from the roof in August 2011, suffering a spinal cord injury that left him permanently and totally disabled. The Michael A. Heath Trust owned the home. Michael Heath, the trustor and trustee, lived in the house. He rented part of the house and used part of it as a music...