C & H TAXI CO. v. Richardson

This case is before this Court upon an appeal by C & H Taxi Company (hereinafter “C & H”) from the final order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, entered on January 26, 1994. Pursuant to that order, the circuit court affirmed the May 22, 1991, decision and order of the Commissioner of the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Fund that the relationship between C & H and its taxicab drivers is that of employer-employee for workers’ compensation purposes and that, accordingly, C & H is required to pay workers’ compensation premiums for the benefit of those drivers. For the reasons stated…