Reliance Insurance v. Ham

Evans, Judge.

Willie Lewis Ham, deceased, was accidentally killed while moving dirt on a piece-work yardage basis. His widow filed a claim for workmen’s compensation. The deputy director’s finding of fact was that he was an independent contractor and not an employee. On appeal to the full board, the finding of the deputy director was set aside, and the board found that he was an employee, as the employer controlled the time, manner, and method of his operation, and the accident in which he was killed arose out of and in the course of his employment. An award was made in accordance with these…