Mahl v. Mcmahan

1 On the 3rd day of August, 1957, Joe Mahl, hereinafter called claimant, filed his first notice of injury and claim for compensation stating that while employed by J.B. McMahan, employer, he sustained an accidental injury arising out of and in the course of his employment when he fell from a scaffold while installing an exhaust fan in a restaurant owned by the employer. The State Industrial Commission denied an award for the reason claimant was not an employee but an independent contractor and claimant has brought this proceeding against the employer and Great American Indemnity Insurance Company, insurance carrier, hereinafter called respondents, to review the order denying the award.