Ewer v. Industrial Commission

PRATT, Justice.

This is an industrial accident case in which the issue is as to whether or not the deceased was an employee or an independent contractor. The Industrial Commission held that he was not an employee but was an independent contractor. The Commission cited the case of Gogoff v. Industrial Commission et al., 77 Utah 355, 296 P. 299, apparently to support its decision.

The facts of the present case are:

James A. Neff, a contractor of Logan, Utah, was building a small apartment for himself. He wanted sewer connections with the City of Logan. He visited the City to get permission to…