Debold v. H. P. Martell & Sons

Scott, Justice.

Certiorari to review a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Commission granting compensation to Lloyd J. Debold in proceedings against H. P. Martell & Sons, contractor, Martell’s insurer, and Joseph Miller, uninsured subcontractor. The compensation judge found that Debold was an employee of Joseph Miller. The commission modified this finding to that of an implied in fact contract of hire based upon reciprocal services, and affirmed as modified. One commissioner dissented, stating that Debold was not an employee of either Martell or Miller. Both Miller and Martell1 sought…