Farmer v. Purcell

*613The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

Robert Farmer sued Frank Purcell under the workmen’s compensation act on account of an injury received at a time the plaintiff claims to have been employed by the defendant. The principal ground of defense was based upon the claim that at the time of the injury the plaintiff was not working for the defendant, but for an independent contractor, George E. Holter, who was doing a particular piece of work for the defendant under a special agreement. The plaintiff recovered judgment and the defendant appeals, his chief contention being that the…