Construction & General Labor Union Local No. 688 v. Stephenson

STOKES, Justice.

Appellee, H. I. Stephenson, was engaged in the house-moving business at Amarillo and had been so engaged as an independent contractor for many years before he filed this suit against appellants. He maintained an organization consisting of a number of employees and paid them for their when they -were not engaged, as well as when they were engaged, in his work of moving houses in order to maintain the organization and be able at all times to perform such work when it was available. He testified, that the work of moving houses his employees so that the union agents could present…