Eggelton v. LEETE

Opinion by

Gunther, J.,

The sole question in this workmen’s compensation case is whether the claimant, Horton O. Eggelton, was defendant’s employe at the time of the accident or an independent contractor. The board held that he was an employe, the lower court affirmed, and the defendant, Tom W. Leete and his insurance carrier, Pennsylvania Threshermen and Farmers Mutual Casualty Insurance Company have filed this appeal.

On October 3, 1955, the claimant was injured while working as a wood cutter in the woods and suffered a compound dislocation of the astragalus and a fracture of the ankle. The…