Churchwell Bros. v. Archie R. Briggs Construction Co.

On the previous appearance of this case (Employer’s Liability Assurance Corp. v. Smith, 86 Ga. App. 230), this court held that B. F. Bennett was an independent contractor, and that the evidence demanded an award against him as an individual, and it further stated—in reversing that part of the award which had been entered by the State Board of Workmen’s Compensation against Churchwell Brothers Construction Company on the theory that Bennett in hiring the claimant had occupied the status of its employee rather than that of inde pendent contractor—as follows (p. 235): “We cannot and do not now…