Pryor v. Indus. Accident Comm'n
California Supreme Court
PROCEEDINGS in Certiorari to review an award of the Industrial Accident- Commission. Award annulled. The facts are "stated in the opinion of the court. Howard L. Phillips and Redman & Alexander for Petitioners.
1Opinion of the CourtLennon, J.
Certiorari to review a decree of the Industrial Accident Commission awarding compensation to Thurman Crane, the applicant below, for an injury sustained while pumping sand from a well on a ranch belonging to John P. Pryor. The award is resisted upon the ground that the injured, man was working under an independent contract and not as an employee of petitioner John F. Pryor.
The said Thurman Crane and his two brothers-in-law, Warren and Albert Martin, were engaged in the business of well-boring, and possessed two complete outfits for use in that work. They also engaged in the business of…
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