Brossman v. Petteway

TUNKS, Chief Justice.

On August 14, 1968, the appellee, Benjamin F. Petteway, was dispatched from Kingham Messenger and Delivery Service, Inc. to a construction site in Houston, Texas. He pulled his pickup truck into the site at the corner of Louisiana and Walker Streets in order to make his delivery. It was a contested issue as to whether he was an independent contractor or an employee of Kingham. Petteway was unable to make his delivery (either it was during the lunch hour or he was at 'the wrong entrance) and found it necessary to back out into traffic. The appellant, E. J. Bross-man, was…