Stegeman v. St. Francis Xavier Parish

SEILER, Judge.

This is a workmen’s compensation case in which respondent was injured in his first day as a volunteer worker in the construction of a gymnasium for the St. Francis Xavier Parish school, located in Taos, Cole County, Missouri. There are two issues before this court: 1) whether respondent was an employee under the act and 2) whether the correct basis was used for determining compensation.

The referee who heard the claim denied compensation because he found that respondent was not an employee. Respondent made application for review by the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission.…