Franklin v. Pawley

This is a workmen’s compensation case brought pursuant to the provisions of the Nebraska Workmen’s Compensation Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 48-101 to 48-1,109 (Reissue 1978). The appellee and cross-appellant, Benjamin W. Franklin, brought suit against the appellant, George Pawley, doing business as Commercial Roofing Company, for injuries allegedly sustained by Franklin while in the course of his employment for Pawley. Specifically, Franklin alleged that he was an employee of Pawley’s and was injured in an accident that occurred while making some repairs on a roof at the Brownell-Talbot School in…