BETHEL v. SUNLIGHT JANITOR SERVICE

No. 59941.

551 S.W.2d 616 (1977)

Benjamin F. BETHEL, Appellant, v. SUNLIGHT JANITOR SERVICE and United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Missouri. En Banc.

June 14, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Godfrey P. Padberg, St. Louis, for appellant.

Terry A. Bond, St. Louis, for respondents.


BARDGETT, Judge.

The issue is whether a sole proprietor of an unincorporated business—an employer—is eligible to receive workmen's compensation benefits as an employee when he is injured in an accident while performing duties regularly performed by one of his employees. The Industrial Commission denied compensation and the circuit court affirmed. The court of appeals, St. Louis district, affirmed and, after opinion, overruled plaintiff-appellant's motion...

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