Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Gill

John W. Gill died November 28, 1979, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident which occurred September 6, 1979, in Sussex County while he was delivering newspapers published by Richmond Newspapers, Inc. (RNI). The Industrial Commission affirmed a hearing commissioner’s award to John F. Gill, the decedent’s administrator, for workmen’s compensation benefits, medical costs, and funeral expenses. The sole issue raised by RNI on appeal is whether Gill had been its employee, as the Commission ruled, or an independent contractor, as RNI contends. “[C]onclusions of the Commission upon…