Askew v. MacOmber

The defendant-appellant, the estate of M. Alicia Macomber, 1 appeals from a Court of Appeals decision 2 finding defendant-appellant to be the sole employer of the plaintiff and therefore exclusively liable for workmen’s compensation payments. We affirm the Court of Appeals.

I

The plaintiff was injured in April of 1969 as a result of a slip and fall on the porch steps at Mrs. Macomber’s home. Defendants do not dispute plaintiffs injury. The question on appeal is whether the Court of Appeals erred in finding that Mrs. Macomber was the sole employer of the plaintiff. 3

In November of 1965,…