Charles v. Lincoln Construction Co.

There is no substantial dispute about the facts in this case. The appellant claimant, Joe Louis Charles, a negro, 24 years of age, had been working in the construction business as a common laborer for three years. At the time he was sent by his employer, the Lincoln Construction Company, to work on the school job, he had worked continuously for Lincoln without any interruption at all for two years; he had worked every working day.

During the time he worked on the school building, he reported to work every morning at the Lincoln Company’s place of business; the same place he had reported for…