Thompson v. Glen Hill Gravel Co.

Mrs. A. P. Thompson, individually- and on behalf of her minor children, claims compensation from defendant for the death of her husband, whom she claims came to his death due to an accident while in the employ of defendant. The defenses raised by defendant are that plaintiff’s husband was an independent contractor, and that if he was not an independent contractor, that deceased was not in the employ of defendant at the time of the accident which caused his death, and it did not arise out of his employment or within the scope of his employment. A determination -of the case depends entirely…