DUNCAN v. POWERS IMPORTS

No. 82474.

884 P.2d 854 (1994)

James Randall DUNCAN, Petitioner, v. POWERS IMPORTS and Continental Insurance and the Workers' Compensation Court, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

November 15, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Lowery, Oklahoma City, for petitioner.

R. Dale Kimsey and Roger Reneau, Fenton, Fenton, Smith, Reneau & Moon, Oklahoma City, for respondent.


OPINION

WATT, Justice.

The issue here is whether Claimant, James Randall Duncan, was an employee of Respondent, Powers Imports, or an independent contractor. Following a hearing to determine its jurisdiction, the trial court found that Duncan was an independent contractor. Consequently, the trial court held that it lacked jurisdiction to award workers' compensation benefits to Duncan. The Court of Appeals reversed on the ground that Duncan was Powers's employee...

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