Industrial Commission v. McAdow

Was McAdow an employe within tbe terms of tbe Workmen’s Compensation Law or was be an independent contractor? Section 1465-61, (General Code, provides that an employe shall be construed to mean “every person in tbe service of * # * any county * * * under any appointment or contract of hire.” This undoubtedly means a person employed by tbe county commissioners, acting under their supervision under circumstances where tbe commissioners could fix tbe hours of labor and could control tbe mode and manner of bis work. That it does not include an independent contractor as one operating under “a…