Bostic v. Connor

This appeal presents us with an issue that often arises in workers’ compensation cases: whether the relationship of someone to an employer is that of master-servant or independent contractor. Because an independent contractor is not an employee for purposes of workers’ compensation law, the resolution of this question determines the employer’s obligation to contribute to, and the applicant’s eligibility for benefits from, the State Insurance Fund. In this appeal, we are first called upon to decide whether the trial court erred in submitting this issue to the jury.

Whether someone is an…