UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. v. EASLEY


385 S.W.2d 215 (1964)

UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. et al., Appellants, v. Sue Rhea EASLEY and Workmen's Compensation Board, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

December 18, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Byrd, Paducah, for appellants.

B. M. Westberry, and William C. Allen, Marion, for appellees.


CLAY, Commissioner.

In this workmen's compensation case the widow of a salesman who worked for appellant Rodgers & Rodgers was awarded death benefits, and the award was confirmed on appeal to the circuit court. The principal questions raised are (1) whether the deceased was an employee or an independent contractor, and (2) whether his death arose out of and in the course of his employment. We think the answer to the second question is decisive of this controversy...

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