Hammond v. Department of Employment

SPEAR, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Industrial Accident Board holding that the services performed by Richard Coulter and Leo Frei were not performed as employees, but as “independent businessmen,” and thus, that no contributions need be made on their behalf.

As a company agent for Allied Van Lines in the Lewiston-Moscow area in Idaho, Hammond Transfer owns or rents trailers which it leases to Allied for the transportation of household goods. Hammond provides maintenance and insurance for his trailers and also the license or permits required by various states through which…