Freeman's Furniture Co. v. Large

OPINION

HENRY, Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation action in which the only issue is whether the injured worker was an employee or a casual laborer. The Chancellor found that the claimant was an employee, and awarded benefits. We reverse.

The basic facts are not in dispute. Walter C. Large, the claimant, was engaged by the defendant, Freeman’s Furniture Company, to paint a building owned by the defendant. After some initial discussion, during which Large refused to take the job on a contract basis, it was agreed that he would be paid $3.50 an hour. Large kept his own time. Neither income…