Craig v. Doyle

The appellants, employers, and their insurance carrier, The Employers’ Liability Assurance Corporation, appeal from an order of the Industrial Commission of Virginia allowing a claim of compensation to Florence A. Doyle, widow, and infant daughter for the death of their husband and father, J. F. Doyle.

The sole issue for our determination is the contention of the insurance carrier that Doyle was an independent contractor and not an employee within the provisions of the Virginia Workmen’s Compensation Act, Virginia Code, 1936, sections 1887 (1), et seq.

*528The evidence is almost entirely without…