WILLS v. ELLSWORTH MOTOR FREIGHTLINES, INC.

No. 64482.

770 P.2d 565 (1989)

Danny L. WILLS, Petitioner, v. ELLSWORTH MOTOR FREIGHTLINES, INC., Shamrock Coal Company, and/or the State Insurance Fund, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied April 4, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher W. Venters, Oklahoma City, for petitioner.

Michael W. McGivern, McGivern, Scott, Gilliard & McGivern, Tulsa, for respondent Ellsworth Motor Freightlines, Inc.

Fred Nicholas, Jr., John R. Schneider, Oklahoma City, for respondents Shamrock Coal Co. and/or the State Ins. Fund.


HARGRAVE, Chief Justice.

Before us for review is an order of the Workers' Compensation Court en banc sustaining the trial authority's order determining that claimant was not an employee of either Ellsworth Motor Freightlines, Inc., or Shamrock Coal Company, being instead an independent contractor, and denying workers' compensation to claimant. Claimant contends that respondent Ellsworth was his workers' compensation carrier...

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