EAST v. SKELLY

[No. 182, October Term, 1954.]

207 Md. 537 (1955)

114 A.2d 822

EAST ET AL. v. SKELLY

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided June 22, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Lee Harrison and Richard C. Murray, with whom was Douglas G. Bottom on the brief, for appellants.

Solomon B. Levin, for appellee.

The cause was argued before BRUNE, C.J., and DELAPLAINE, COLLINS, HENDERSON and HAMMOND, JJ.


HAMMOND, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

A free lance jockey, injured while riding in a race at Laurel, was held to be a casual employee and denied compensation by the State Industrial Accident Commission. The Circuit Court for Prince George's County, sitting without a jury, reversed on the evidence which was before the Commission, finding that the jockey was an employee entitled to compensation. The employer and insurer appealed.

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