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SHAFFER v. BROWN

32 N.J. Super. 413 (1954)

108 A.2d 476

WILLIAM SHAFFER, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT, v. ALEXANDER BROWN, T/A GENERAL ROOFING COMPANY, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided October 21, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Roger F. Lancaster argued the cause for the respondent (Messrs. Schreiber, Lancaster & Demos, attorneys; Mr. Sidney M. Schreiber, of counsel).

Mr. Isidor Kalisch argued the cause for the appellant Messrs. Reid, Kelly & Flaherty, attorneys).

Before Judges CLAPP, JAYNE and FRANCIS.

The opinion of the court was delivered by FRANCIS, J.A.D.

This is a workmen's compensation case in which the sole issue is whether the relationship which existed between respondent William Shaffer and appellant Alexander Brown, trading as General Roofing Company, was that of independent contractor and contractee or employee and employer. The Division of Workmen's Compensation and the County Court reached diverse conclusions; the former held Shaffer to be an independent...

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