Wilson v. Kelleher Motor Freight Lines, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wachenfeld, J.

We granted certification to review the reversal by the Appellate Division of a determination in favor of the petitioner in the Workmen’s Compensation Bureau. The question is whether or not the decedent, petitioner’s husband, was an employee of the respondent at the time of his accidental death.

Kelleher Motor Freight Lines, Inc., is a trucking concern engaged in interstate commerce. Edward AYilson, the petitioner’s husband, was an independent trucker who operated his own tractor-trailer unit and responded to Kelleher’s call to a track stop…