Faith Realty & Development Co. v. Industrial Commission

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Hodges.

The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court where the plaintiff in error was the defendant and the defendant in error was the plaintiff.

Plaintiff filed this action in the trial court to recover the sum of $343 as the balance due for premiums on a workmen’s compensation insurance policy issued by the State Compensation Fund. Defendant resisted the claim on the contention that it hired a number of real estate salesmen who were agents or independent contractors and not employees; and therefore, the policy should not have covered the salesmen…