Rice v. Conley

OSBORNE, Judge.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Magoffin Circuit Court, which reversed in part and affirmed in part, the actions of the Kentucky Workmen’s Compensation Board. The facts of the case are somewhat complex, and we will, therefore, set them out with some degree of detail.

In November of 1963, Amax Petroleum Corporation was involved in the process of cleaning up an oil field. This involved pulling pipe and moving storage tanks. In order to secure the services of Payne Rice, his trucking equipment and his crew of men, Amax and Rice entered into the following agreement:

“Novemb…