Employers Insurance v. Greater Omaha Transportation Co.

Hippe, District Judge.

The question in this case is whether a cabdriver, operating under a lease, is entitled to workmen’s compensation benefits. The Nebraska Workmen’s Compensation Court held that he was, and we affirm.

Employers Insurance of Wausau brought this action. They had written a policy of workmen’s compensation insurance to Greater Omaha Transportation Company. On January 1, 1979, Daniel J. Pecoraro was injured while driving a leased cab. The insurance company took the position that Pecoraro was entitled to benefits as an employee; the transportation company claimed that the lease…