Tafoya v. Casa Vieja, Inc.

OPINION

GARCIA, Judge.

The trial court dismissed plaintiff’s claim for workmen’s compensation benefits after concluding that plaintiff was not defendant’s employee, but was an independent contractor. Plaintiff and various members of her family had an arrangement with Casa Vieja to clean its restaurant.

Plaintiff appeals from the judgment and raises three issues: (1) whether the trial court erred in concluding that plaintiff was an independent contractor rather than an employee; (2) whether there was substantial evidence to support the trial court’s finding that plaintiff did not work under the…