Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Thompson

“Where a person whose regular business relates to duties as an official of a private corporation employs persons to engage in the construction of a building for himself to be used as his residence, he is not an employer, nor are the persons engaged in constructing the building employees within the meaning of the workmen’s compensation act.

“(a) Where a workman so employed suffers injury in the course of his employment, jurisdiction does not devolve on the industrial commission to award compensation under the provisions of the act.

“(b) The industrial commission not being a court of general…