Mills v. R. T. "Bob" Nelson's Painting Service

LAVENDER, Justice:

The claimant, B. C. Mills, made claim for temporary total disability and permanent partial disability compensation, and for medical expenses sustained and in curred as a result of an accidental personal injury which he alleges to have suffered while employed by the respondent in a pursuit within the purview of the Workmen’s Compensation Law. The employer and his insurer denied liability on the ground that the claimant was at the time of the injury an independent contractor. Hearings were held, and the trial judge entered his order on August 17, 1965, finding that the…