Hollingsworth & Frazier v. Barnett

MiNor W. Millwee, Associate Justice.

On May 4, 1954, appellee, John T. Barnett, Jr., was driving a loaded log truck to Nebo Lumber Co. at Dardanelle, Arkansas, over State Highway No. 28, when a wooden bridge collapsed resulting in injuries for which he sought compensation before the Arkansas Workmen’s Compensation Commission. His claim against appellant, James Frazier, doing business as Hollingsworth & Frazier, and the insurance carrier, was controverted on the ground that appellee was an independent contractor and not an employee of appellant Frazier at the time of injury. Hearings before one…