Johnson v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

BEACH, J.

The respondent board, reversing a referee’s award, found that petitioner, a cleaning lady, was an independent contractor at the time she sustained injuries while cleaning a rental apartment and denied an award except for litigation expenses. She seeks review.

Petitioner did day work as a cleaning maid and charged $16 per day. She had worked as such in the home of the alleged' employers, Mr. and Mrs. Sokol. Concerning the present matter, Mr. Sokol called her on the telephone and asked her to clean an apartment which was vacant. It was one of several which he managed. Two days…