SHELTON v. STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 16352.

381 S.W.2d 356 (1964)

Jimmy SHELTON, Appellant, v. STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied July 27, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Schulz & Hanna and Yates & Yates, Abilene, for appellant.

Burford, Ryburn & Ford, Logan Ford and Bill Wiley, Dallas, for appellee.


DIXON, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by Jimmy Shelton from a summary judgment denying him workmen's compensation.

The trial court based its judgment on the ground either (1) that appellant was not an employee, but was an independent contractor at the time he was injured; or (2) that if he was an employee, he was not injured in the course of his employment. Possibly judgment was based on both grounds.

FACTS

Appellant was hired by Master...

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