Griffith v. Keystone Driller Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearne,

Defendant, Keystone Driller Company, appeals from judgment entered on a jury’s verdict for plaintiff in an assumpsit action. The claim was for personal services rendered as an industrial consultant. Defendant contended that plaintiff was not an independent contractor hired on a fee basis but rather an employe entitled to no more than the amounts permitted by the General Salary Stabilization Regulation. Such amount was tendered by defendant and refused by plaintiff.

These opposing contentions raise an issue of fact for a jury. Testimony was introduced by…