St. Mary's Congregation v. Industrial Commission

The issue on this appeal is whether Zacha-rias at the time of his injury was an employee of the Congregation or an independent contractor.

This court has repeatedly held that the principal test for determining whether the relationship of employer and employee exists is whether the alleged employer has the right to control the details of the work. Phaneuf v. Industrial Comm. (1953), 263 Wis. 376, 378, 57 N. W. (2d) 406; Thurn v. La Crosse Liquor Co. (1951), 258 Wis. 448, 46 N. W. (2d) 212; Hume v. Industrial Comm. (1945), 248 Wis. 5, 20 N. W. (2d) 573; and Fritz v. Industrial Comm. (1935), 218…