Hacker v. Hacker

CULLEN, Commissioner.

J. D. Hacker was injured when a truck tire he was changing blew out, causing the lock rim to strike him in the head. He sought workmen’s compensation from the Hacker Coal Company, a partnership engaged in operating a coal mine. The Workmen’s Compensation Board denied recovery, upon a finding that Hacker was an independent contractor rather than an employe. On appeal to the circuit court the ruling of the board was upheld. Appealing to this Court, Hacker maintains that the evidence before the board required a finding that he was an employe.

Hacker was engaged in hauling…