Cromwell General Contractor, Inc. v. Lytle

Cromwell General Contractor, Inc. appeals to this Court from an adverse judgment of the Circuit Court of Rutherford County, granting workmen’s compensation and medical expenses to Allen B. Lytle.

The parties to this cause will be designated herein as they appeared in the trial court; that is, Allen B. Lytle as plaintiff, and Cromwell General Contractor, Inc. as defendant.

The controversy presents one issue for decision— whether or not plaintiff was an employee of defendant at the time of the accident; or was, as a matter of law, an independent contractor.

Although correctly described as a…