Fisher v. Manzke

Holt, Justice.

Certiorari to review an award of compensation made by the industrial commission.

Respondent, in replacing screens by storm windows on apartment buildings owned and operated by relators in the city of Minneapolis, accidentally broke his ankle. His application to the industrial commission resulted in an award of compensation against relators. They assert that the evidence conclusively shows that respondent was an independent contractor and not an employe of relators; secondly, that relators are not within the workmen’s compensation act because the employment was casual and not in…