Industrial Commission v. Meddock

STANFORD, Chief Justice.

Appellee is the owner of certain sand rock quarries in Northern Arizona and had entered into individual contracts for the quarrying of said stone, and doing other work in connection therewith. The Industrial Commission of Arizona proposed to classify the men doing the actual quarrying as “employees,” appellees having classified them -as “independent contractors” thus avoiding, among other things, having to pay premiums on these men for workmen’s compensation insurance.

Upon the proposal to make such classification appellee demanded a formal hearing before the Industrial…