Claim of Empie v. Cossart

Appeal from an award made by the State Industrial Board to claimant for partial disability. Claimant was a painter and paper hanger by trade. The alleged employer, who was not insured, owned a dwelling house jointly with his wife. A local school teacher boarded with them and from the evidence it might be found that they accepted tourists from time to time as paying guests. In April, 1937, claimant had a conversation with the alleged employer in which the latter said that he wanted some painting work done, and asked claimant if he could do it. The proposed work related to painting a part of…