ANCHOR CASUALTY COMPANY v. HARTSFIELD

No. A-10474.

390 S.W.2d 469 (1965)

ANCHOR CASUALTY COMPANY, also known as Agricultural Insurance Company, Petitioner, v. O. E. HARTSFIELD, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 9, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Foreman, Dyess, Prewett, Henderson & Cantey and William R. Powell, Houston, for petitioner.

Brown, Kronzer, Abraham, Watkins & Steely and Robert Roch, Houston, for respondent.


STEAKLEY, Justice.

The crucial question in this workmen's compensation case is the status of O. E. Hartsfield, Respondent, at the time of his injury, i. e., whether he was an employee of Wolff Construction Company1 or an independent contractor. Upon trial, and in answer to Special Issues Nos. 1 and 2, the jury found that Hartsfield was the former and was not the latter. Additionally, the jury found that he was totally and permanently ...

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