Caraher v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

The vital questions upon this appeal are whether the plaintiff was an employee or an independent contractor, and if he was an employee whether he was guilty of serious and wilful misconduct barring his right to compensation. The finding, with those corrections to which the defendant is entitled, discloses these material facts upon those issues. The defendant is a self-insurer conducting a store in Bridgeport. It had engaged the plaintiff to install and repair radios, either in the service shop in its store or at the home of its customers. He did this work on the basis of $1 per job plus…