Claim of Peck v. Tassell & Fairbanks
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Tassell & Fairbanks and another, from a decision and award «of the State Industrial Commission, made on the 22d day of December, 1919, and entered in the office of said Commission on the 2d day of January, 1920.
1Opinion of the Court
Kilby, J.:
The only question involved upon this appeal is whether claimant’s husband at the time of the accident was an independent contractor or an employee of Tassell & Fairbanks,, of Williamson, N. Y., when the accident occurred. The firm of Tassell & Fairbanks was engaged in business as heating *605and plumbing contractors, installing water supply systems, including engines. Lewis Peck was a mechanic, working for whoever employed him; he did much work in the repair of auto engines as well as other engines. Previous to March 13, 1919, he had done considerable work repairing engines for the…
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