Stine v. Borst

Opinion by

Ervin, J.,

Kenneth L. Stine, husband of the claimant in this Workmen’s Compensation case, was killed on June 12, 1959 while driving a tractor-trailer unit owned by the defendant, Raymond Borst, and leased to the defendant, Pyramid Industries, Inc. (Pyramid), as a result of an accident which occurred near Monroeville, Ohio, when Stine ran off the road and struck a tree. No other vehicle was involved in the accident.

The sole question in this case is — whose employe was Stine at the time of the accident? The referee found that Stine was the employe of Borst and absolved Pyramid from…