Swyden Construction Company v. White

HALLEY, Vice Chief Justice.

The question presented for our consideration in the cause under review is whether claimant did in fact stand in the relation of an employee to Swyden Construction Company (designated in this opinion as Swy-den), against which an award was entered below.

The existence of an employee-employer relationship between claimant and the person against whom compensation is sought constitutes a primary prerequisite to an award for death or injury under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. While the Act itself will receive a liberal construction in favor of those for whose protection…