Smith v. Goodman

CAMERON, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff Goodman for personal injuries received in an accident while the plaintiff was training a horse for the defendant Smith.

Two issues are presented for review by the Court of Appeals in this case:

1. Was the plaintiff Goodman an independent contractor or was he an employee ?

2. If he was an employee, was the employer guilty of actionable negligence ?

The facts necessary for a determination of this matter are as follows. Smith was lessee of a farm near Glendale and owner of a large two-year-old female horse…