Maryland Casualty Co. v. Real

NORVELL, Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation case. The controlling question is whether Emil Real, the appellee, was 'an employee of Leon Sand & Gravel Company, Inc., or an independent contractor at the time he was injured. The jury found that he was an employee and judgment was accordingly rendered against, appellant, Maryland Casualty Company, the insurance carrier of Leon Sand & Gravel Company, Inc.

The appellant contends that there is no evidence supporting the jury’s findings or, in the alternative, that such findings are against the overwhelming preponderance of the evidence. In…