Tison v. Hyer

THOMAS, J.:

The appellant was injured while he was pruning an orange tree and he claimed compensation under “Workmen’s Compensation Law.” F.S.A. Sec. 440.01 et seq. The deputy commissioner ruled in his favor, reciting in the order that “The sole contention of the employers was [that] this man was an independent contractor and not an employee.” When the matter reached the Florida Industrial Commission that body adopted the view that recovery was unwarranted because fruit growing was a form of agriculture and as “agricultural farm labor” was excepted from the operation of the act the Commission…