Tretter v. Dart Transit Co.

Murphy, Justice.

This case is before us on certiorari upon relation of Ruth Tretter, widow of Raymond Tretter, to review a decision of the Industrial Commission. It is another in a series of cases reviewed by this court involving the issue of whether the decedent, the owner and operator of a tractor leased to a certified motor carrier, was at the time of his fatal injury an independent contractor or an employee entitled to workmen’s compensation.

It appears from the record that the decedent, Raymond Tretter, owned and operated a tractor which was pulling a trailer owned by Dart Transit Company.…