Blankenship v. Royal Indemnity Co.

Mr. Judge GERMAN

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

This suit involves the right of plaintiff in error, J. B. Blankenship (herein called plaintiff), to recover compensation, insurance from the Royal Indemnity Company, herein called defendant. The most important question is whether or not Blankenship, at the time of his injury, was an employee of Crain Ready-Cut House Company, whose compensation insurance was carried by defendant, or was an independent contractor. In the trial court a jury found that plaintiff was an employee and not an independent contractor. The…