Sommerville v. Industrial Commission

WOLFE, Justice.

Review of an order of the Industrial Commission of Utah denying compensation to plaintiff for injuries sustained by him while doing repair work on a building owned by defendant Cook. The sole question for our determination is whether plaintiff was an employee within the regular course of defendant Ina Cook’s trade, profession, business, or occupation, or whether he was an independent contractor or casual employee and hence not within the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. The commission denied compensation on the grounds that plaintiff was a “casual employee” at the…