Southard v. Kleinsmith

The vital question for determination is whether the petitioner at the time of the admitted accident was an employe of the respondent within the meaning and purview of the Workmen’s Compensation act; or an independent contractor.

It appears from the undisputed facts developed in the evidence that the petitioner sustained serious injuries consisting of a fracture of the left femur, fracture of the left radius, fracture of the left scaphoid hone, dislocation of the semi-lunar and cuneiform hones of the left wrist, rib injuries and nervous shock, as a result of an accident on August 7th, 1940,…