ANTON v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF ARIZONA

No. 1 CA-IC 2934.

141 Ariz. 566 (1984)

688 P.2d 192

Carlos Sanz ANTON, Petitioner, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF ARIZONA, Respondent, James Perkins dba Perkins Pulpwood, Respondent-Employer.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department B.

June 26, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilson, Gaylord & Grimsrud by Richard M. Grimsrud, Flagstaff, for petitioner.

Sandra A. Day, Chief Counsel, Indus. Com'n of Arizona by Roger Rea, Phoenix, for respondent.

Jerry L. Smith, Flagstaff, for respondent-employer.


OPINION

CORCORAN, Judge.

The question we resolve in this special action is whether a worker, who serves as an instrumentality or conduit through which the business owner conducts virtually every discretionary facet of his enterprise, is an employee or an independent contractor for the purposes of workers' compensation law. We hold that such a worker is an employee. The findings and award of The Industrial Commission, which conclude that petitioner was an independent...

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