Ætna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Prather

1. A corporation engaged in the business of hauling passengers for hire, under a certificate issued by the Georgia Public Service Commission, is without authority to employ an independent contractor who has no certificate to perform such a service, so as to escape liability for negligence or its liability to pay compensation to an injured employee. If it attempts to do so, the person sought to be employed as an independent contractor shall be considered the employee of the carrier and so shall a person employed by the so-called independent contractor to drive the vehicle in which the…