C. R. Meyer & Sons Co. v. Industrial Commission

The question to be determined in this case is whether under the provisions of the written contract and of all the other facts and circumstances in the case Grady was an employee of the plaintiff and therefore entitled to compensation, or whether he was an independent contractor. The circuit court based its judgment exclusively upon the terms of the written contract and held that Grady was an independent contractor; that under the terms of the contract McAbee & Grady, for a certain consideration, were to furnish not only the crusher, but also two men to- operate the machine; and that the…