Hart v. Thomasville Motors, Inc.

The plaintiff has challenged the jurisdiction over the subject matter of the Industrial Commission in making an award to him based upon prior agreements between him and the defendants, on the ground that he is not subject to the provisions of the North Carolina Workmen’s Compensation Act, for the reason that at the time of his injury he was not an employee of Thomasville Motors, Inc.,' but was an independent contractor.

The defendants contend that the Industrial Commission had no power or authority to hear and determine this challenge, because, one, there was no showing of a change of…