Partello v. Stipa

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Industrial Commission which held that claimant Partello was not an independent contractor, but rather an employee of defendants-appellants Stipa, that the employment was not casual, ánd that the statutory agricultural pursuit exemption was not applicable to the facts. Hearing was had before a referee who thereafter recommended that the Commission enter an order consistent with the findings and conclusions of the referee. The Commission adopted the decision of the referee.

Appellant argues that the claimant was not an employee but…