WANGEN v. CITY OF FOUNTAIN

No. 46616.

255 N.W.2d 813 (1977)

Donald WANGEN, Respondent, v. CITY OF FOUNTAIN, Minnesota, et al., Relators.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

June 10, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hoversten, Strom, Ryan, Johnson & Rysavy, Donald E. Rysavy and Kenneth M. Strom, Austin, for relators.

Dennis R. Peterson, Rochester, for respondent.

Considered and decided by the court without oral argument.


MacLAUGHLIN, Justice.

Relators seek review of a decision of the Worker's Compensation Court of Appeals awarding respondent benefits for temporary total and permanent partial disability. The only issue raised on appeal is whether respondent at the time of his accident was an employee of the relator city of Fountain or an independent contractor. Because we conclude that respondent was an independent contractor, we reverse.

Respondent, Donald Wangen, is the proprietor...

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