Zurich General Accident & Liability Insurance v. Lee

W. Henry Lee filed a claim for compensation *250under the workmen’s compensation act, for injuries alleged to have been sustained in line of duty as an employee of W. T. Butler. He was awarded compensation by a commissioner, and this finding was sustained by the full commission, and by the superior court on appeal. The only question raised by the record is whether the relationship of master and servant existed between Butler and Lee. It appears, from the evidence, that Butler had previously been operating his own mill in sawing his own timber, but, finding it necessary to give his attention to…