West v. C.A.M. Logging

CLIFFORD, Justice.

Richard West appeals from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission denying his petition for award based on a finding that he was an independent contractor and therefore not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. 39 M.R.SA §§ 2(5)(A)(7), 2(13) (Supp.1992). Because the Commission “ ‘misconceive[d] the meaning of the applicable legal standard,’ ” Stone v. Thorbjornson, 656 A.2d 1211, 1214 (Me.1995) (quoting Timberlake v. Frigon & Frigon, 438 A.2d 1294, 1296 (Me.1982)), based its decision on irrelevant factors, and ignored the clear weight of evidence pointing to…