Prescher v. Baker Ice Machine Co.

This is a suit brought under the workmen’s compensation law. The plaintiff, Anna Prescher, as a dependent, obtained an award of compensation in the district court on account of injuries suffered by and resulting in the death of her son, Arthur Prescher. From this award, defendant Baker Ice Machine Company appeals.

The only question necessary for our consideration is whether the deceased was an employee of the defendant Baker Ice Machine Company or an independent contractor.

The deceased sustained injuries resulting in his death while unloading a car-load of coal for the Baker Ice Machine…