Johnson v. Phaefflin

The plaintiff was a regular, full-time employee of the Connecticut Power Company. He worked with a construction gang putting up wires and erecting steel towers and wooden poles, and because of his experience in climbing he was occasionally employed by the defendant Phaefflin, tree warden of the town of Thomaston, to assist in the trimming of trees. He did these jobs for the defendant after his working hours at the Connecticut Power Company and during days off such as Saturdays and holidays. There was no regularity or continuity in this employment. Each job was the subject of a new and…