Chisholm v. Chisholm Construction Co.

Appellant National Casualty Company was the insurer of Chisholm Construction Company under the workmen’s compensation act (2 Comp. Laws 1929, § 8407 et seq. [Stat. Ann. §17.141 et seq.]). Chisholm Construction Company, one of the defendants, was a copartnership in which Archie Chisholm, plaintiff, was a copartner with his brother John Chisholm, who died before the hearing of the case. Premiums paid to appellant were based upon the payroll of the copartnership, which included the salary of $200 a month paid to plaintiff as managing partner. John Chisholm, the other partner, took no active part…