Johnson v. Vincennes Bridge Co.

This matter is before us on a writ of review. The suit was instituted by plaintiff under the Employers’ Liability Law (Acts 1914, No. 20) to recover compensation in the sum of $847.25. The main defense to the action was that the plaintiff was an independent contractor, and not -an employee of the defendant company. A secondary defense was that plaintiff’s injury was not such an injury as is compensable under the statute. The district court gave plaintiff judgment for $800, which was reversed by the Court of Appeal. That court held that plaintiff was an independent contractor, and, as such,…