Legal Opinion
White Top & Safeway Cab Co. v. Wright
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided February 8, 1965No. 43329PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLee, C. J.
On the claim of Christopher C. Wright against White Top and Safeway Cab Company and its insurer, for *834benefits under tbe Workmen’s Compensation law, the attorney-referee, the facility of the Commission, awarded benefits as provided in the order. The Commission affirmed that action; and, on appeal, the circuit court affirmed. The Cab Company has appealed to this Court.
The question is whether the relationship between Wright and the Cab Company was that of employer and employee, or whether he was an independent contractor.
The statement of facts by both the appellants and the appellee show little,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Coviello v. Industrial CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 1935
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. WindhamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Rockefeller v. Industrial CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1921
- Boyd v. Crosby Lumber & Manufacturing Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1964
- Wade v. TRAXLER GRAVEL COMPANYMississippi Supreme Court · 1958
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Yellow Cab Cooperative, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
- Hilburn Pitts, United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, Intervenor v. Shell Oil Company, and Chesley Pruet Drilling Company, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Nelson v. Yellow Cab Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2002
- Alford v. Victory Cab Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1976
- Nelson v. Yellow Cab Co.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 2000
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