PURDY v. LIVINGSTON

No. 77-291.

559 S.W.2d 24 (1977)

J. R. PURDY d/b/a Purdy's Flower Shop, Appellant, v. Y. M. LIVINGSTON, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, Division 2.

December 19, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thaxton, Hout & Hartsfield, Newport, for appellant.

Laser, Sharp, Haley, Young & Boswell, Little Rock, for appellee.


FOGLEMAN, Justice.

This appeal in a workmen's compensation case turns upon the question whether there was substantial evidence to support the commission's finding that appellee Livingston was an employee (but not a casual one) of appellant Purdy when he was injured in a fall from a ladder. We find that there was and affirm.

Livingston was employed by Village Mall, Inc. to keep a public or mall area clean. He was free to enter into arrangements with tenants...

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