Beeman v. Georgia Casualty Co.

H. J. Hetkes, a paving contractor, was a subscriber under the Workmen’s Compensation Law; the policy of insurance covering his employees was issued by defendant in error.

Plaintiff in error brought this suit against the defendant in error to set aside an order of the Industrial Accident Board by which he was denied compensation for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained while he was driving a team in the course of his employment with Hetkes.

Defendant in error’s defense to the cause of action thus asserted w;as that plaintiff in error was not, at the time he was injured, an employee…