Worrell v. Yellow Cab Company

Shulman, Judge.

The sole issue in this case is whether appellant was an employee of the appellee or was an independent contractor.

Appellant, a taxicab driver, was injured in an automobile collision while responding to a call from the taxicab dispatcher. She sought workmen’s compensation benefits from the taxicab company whose vehicle she was driving and from related business entities. The appellee contended that appellant was not eligible for workmen’s compensation benefits because she was an independent contractor who leased a vehicle and could not, therefore, be an employee.

At the hearing,…