Legal Opinion

Nesbit v. Vandervort & Curry

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 14, 1937No. Appeal, 33PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Keller, P. J.,

William Q. Nesbit was employed as an embalmer by Vandervort & Curry, undertakers, in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. He was their only employee. If he was not covered by the insurance carrier’s policy, nobody was. His employment was not continuous. The nature of the business was such as to require his services only when a body was to be embalmed. But whenever needed by them he was on call and responded. He assisted them in the preparation for burial of about 65 bodies in the course of a year and was paid $10 on each occasion. He was an employee working under them, not a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. McCauley v. Imperial Woolen Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
  2. Johnston v. Payne-Yost Construction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  3. Neely v. Provident Life & Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  4. Poluski v. Glen Alden Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  5. Van Eman v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Rich Hill Coal Company v. BashoreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  2. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review v. CejaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Cody v. S.K.F. Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Creighton v. Continental Roll & Steel Foundry Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  5. Broad Street Trust Co. v. Heyl Bros.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1937

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