Holzemer v. Minnesota Milk Co.

Certiorari to review a decision of the Worker’s Compensation Court of Appeals which determined that a distributor of dairy products was an independent contractor and not an employee of respondent Minnesota Milk Company at the time of his death in a traffic accident. We affirm.

The existence or nonexistence of an employment relationship is a question of fact and if reasonable inferences may be drawn to support either conclusion, the compensation court’s finding must stand. Edelston v. Builders and Remodelers, Inc., 304 Minn. 550, 222 N.W.2d 24 (1975); Farnam v. Linden Hills Congregational…