Southern Pacific Co. v. Ind. Comm. of Utah

Joseph Surrage, alleging that he was an employee of the Southern Pacific Company (operating a railroad), and sustained injuries in the course of his employment, applied to the Industrial Commission for an award of compensation to be paid him by the company in pursuance of our Workmen’s Compensation Act (Comp. Laws 1917, §§ 3061-3165). The company resisted the application on the grounds (1) that the applicant was not in its employ, but was an independent contractor, and (2) though it be held that the applicant was its employee, his injury resulted while he was employed- in interstate commerce…