Legal Opinion
Behrensen v. Whitaker
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided May 22, 1990No. Record No. 0629-89-2PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WILLIS, J.
The claimant, Cyd Behrensen, appeals from an Industrial Commission order denying her workers’ compensation benefits from the appellee, Clark Whitaker, trading as Swift Creek Farm. She contends that she carried her burden of proving that she was Whitaker’s employee. We disagree and affirm.
On August 11, 1987, Whitaker was conducting a horse boarding and training business on a portion of Mt. Bernard Farm in Goochland County which he leased from the owners. He spent little time in the actual operation of the business, leaving that to his resident employee, William (Buddy) Harris.…
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