Hanson v. Transportation General, Inc.

The majority, in applying the right to control test in determining whether the deceased husband (decedent) of the plaintiff Janet Hanson was an employee within the meaning of the Workers’ Compensation Act (act), General Statutes § 31-275 et seq., ignores this court’s long-standing precedent for determining whether there exists such a relationship. Furthermore, the majority’s narrow interpretation of this remedial statute runs contrary to our fundamental principle that the act “must be interpreted liberally to achieve its humanitarian purposes . . . [and] this court should not impose…