Bradley v. Republic Creosoting Co.

While hauling logs for defendant employer, plaintiff sustained an accidental injury. Defendants review an award of compensation therefor. The sole question is whether plaintiff was an employee of employer defendant or an independent contractor.

Plaintiff was engaged by defendant employer under a written agreement which, however, was not produced. The case rests upon the testimony of plaintiff alone.

The defendant had logs at different farms. It engaged plaintiff to haul them to its plant at a price of $6 per 1,000 feet for a 20-to-30-mile haul, $7 for a 30-to-40-mile haul, and $8 for a haul of…