Marcum v. State Accident Insurance Fund

The issue in this worker’s compensation appeal is whether the claimant was an employe or an independent contractor. The hearings officer ordered compensation, the Workmen’s Compensation Board reversed and the circuit court affirmed the Board’s determination that claimant was not an employe of the La Grande Country Club, Inc., when he sustained his injury. We agree with the analysis by the trial court and adopt it as our own:

"Claimant is fifty-three years of age and is regularly employed as a logger. By reason of the nature of his work as a logger, the claimant is laid off from his regular…