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NESBIT v. POWELL

558 S.W.2d 436 (1977)

Ulyses NESBIT, Individually and d/b/a Friendly Cab Company, Appellant, v. Jesse POWELL, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

December 5, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jef Feibelman, Feuerstein, Feibelman & Kaminsky, Memphis, for appellant.

Walter Buford, Memphis, for appellee.

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

The only issue on the appeal of this workmen's compensation case is whether a taxicab driver was properly held to be an employee of the owner of the taxicab company,1 or whether he was an independent contractor. The trial court held that there was an employment relationship and awarded workmen's compensation benefits. We find material evidence to support...

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