Greenlee v. Drees

Murphy, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court denying the alternative motion of plaintiff, Elmer Greenlee, and defendant and third-party plaintiff, Ralph Drees, for amended findings of fact and conclusions of law or for a new trial. The plaintiff recovered a verdict for injuries sustained in an accident while he was employed doing carpentry work on the Drees premises. It is first contended that the trial court erred in holding that at the time of the accident Greenlee was an employee rather than an independent contractor. It is further argued that if Green-lee’s status…