65.2-304 - Indemnity of principal from subcontractor.
§ 65.2-304. Indemnity of principal from subcontractor.
When the principal contractor is liable to pay compensation under § 65.2-302or § 65.2-303, he shall be entitled to indemnity from any person who wouldhave been liable to pay compensation to the worker independently of suchsections or from an intermediate contractor and shall have a cause of actiontherefor.
A principal contractor when sued by a worker of a subcontractor shall havethe right to join that subcontractor or any intermediate contractor as aparty.
(Code 1950, § 65-30; 1968, c. 660, § 65.1-33; 1991, c. 355.)