Edmondson v. Town of Morven

1. A person who is employed under a contract whereby he agrees to drill a well and furnish the casing therefor for $4 a foot, where it does not appear that the employer has the right to direct the work or to control the manner of its performance, is employed to bring about a result, and- is therefore an independent contractor. Civil Code (1910), § 4414.

2. The digging of a well, which requires the use of apparatus consisting of a steam-engine in which fire is used to generate steam, is not work which “according to previous knowledge and experience . . is in its nature dangerous” as an…