Toughill v. Melcher

Murphy, Justice.

Certiorari to review a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Commission denying relator compensation for the death of her husband, George J. Toughill, against the mercantile firm of Brechet & Richter. The commission held that Toughill was an employee of Albert Melcher, an uninsured independent contractor at the time of decedent’s death, and awarded compensation against Melcher.

It appears that for some years prior to the death of Toughill on November 23, 1960, Melcher had been engaged in business under the name of Rapid Transfer Company. In that business, he operated a truck…