Hudson v. DuraWear Corp.

This is an appeal by Thomas C. Hudson, Jr., from a decree of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County. That court, sitting without a jury, awarded $2,000 in damages and injunctive relief to the DuraWear Corporation.

The primary issue on appeal is whether Hudson was an employee of the DuraWear Corporation or an independent contractor. We find no reversible error in the trial court's finding that Hudson was not an independent contractor and, accordingly, affirm.

The controversy arises out of the following facts:

In January of 1975, Hudson was hired as a traveling salesman for DuraWear. Pertinent…