Marvil v. Elliott

The appellee, a carpenter, was injured by the falling of a ladder on which he had been standing while removing shingles from the eaves of a building. The principal question in the case is whether the evidence admits of an inference of fact which would entitle him to an award, under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Code, art. 101, sec. 1, et seq., as amended), as an employee of the individual appellant,, Charles E. Marvil, who, with his insurer, is appealing from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, which reversed a decision by the State Industrial Accident Commission…