Bisdom v. Kerbrat

Frank Kerbrat and the Indemnity Insurance Company of America, defendants, have appealed from a compensation award made to plaintiff, the widow of Euloef Bisdom. Kerbrat was in the landscape gardening business in the city of Detroit and surrounding territory. He employed Bisdom not only to superintend jobs but also to assist in obtaining them. Each morning he assigned to Bisdom the work for the day. He provided him with a Ford pick-up car and paid the expenses of maintenance.

Although as a rule Bisdom’s working day would end at 5:30 p. m., at times he was called upon to work later. At 4:30 p.…