Meredith v. Northern Indiana Cooperative Ass'n

Appellant herein seeks a review of an award of the Full Industrial Board of Indiana denying him compensation for the reason that when he sustained an accidental injury while performing services for appellee he was an independent contractor and not an employee.

A determination of the questions presented requires a consideration of the evidence and the reasonable inferences to be drawn therefrom most favorable to appellee.

Appellant is a pai-nter by trade. He and one Harold Ward, the general manager and treasurer of appellant, had been good friends for many years. In July or August of 1953 Ward…