ADAMS v. WAGNER

No. 30864.

129 So.2d 129 (1961)

John ADAMS, d/b/a Adams Roofing Company, and St. Paul Mercury Indemnity Company, Petitioners, v. Emerson F. WAGNER and Florida Industrial Commission, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 26, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymer F. Maguire, Jr., and Maguire, Voorhis & Wells, Orlando, for petitioners.

Wesley A. Fink, Daytona Beach, Burnis T. Coleman and Paul E. Speh, Tallahassee, for respondents.


DREW, Justice.

Petitioners seek review of an order of the full commission vacating an order of the deputy commissioner which found the claimant to be an independent contractor rather than an employee.

Emerson F. Wagner, 70 years of age, suffered severe injuries when on or about May 17, 1957, he fell from a roof upon which he had been applying asbestos shingles. Claimant had been working with his sons for the petitioner. The men usually worked as a team and...

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