Washington v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co.

STOKER, Judge.

James Ray Washington appeals a finding by the trial court that an accident in which *1126he was injured occurred while he was in the course and scope of his employment.

James Ray Washington was hired by Jon Craig Riche in March 1984 to work as a farm hand on property managed by Riche. Riche’s cousin Elliot was a co-manager of the land, but there was no formal agreement between the two. They shared the expenses and the profits, but worked independently of each other. Elliot had no part in hiring Washington.

Most of Washington’s duties were to be performed on a tract near Lake Long, some…