SWAFFORD v. SHERWIN WILLIAMS

No. 79,510.

863 P.2d 1215 (1993)

Rick SWAFFORD, Petitioner, v. SHERWIN WILLIAMS, Own Risk, and The Workers' Compensation Court, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

November 2, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Green, Tulsa, for petitioner.

Thomas E. Steichen, Rhodes, Hieronymus, Jones, Tucker & Gable, Tulsa, for respondent.


HARGRAVE, Justice.

Issue presented for review is whether Claimant, Rick Swafford, who generally was an independent contractor for Sherwin Williams, was working in the capacity of an employee within the contemplation of Title 85, Oklahoma Statutes, when he assisted Sherwin Williams' employees lift a heavy roll of linoleum and was injured.

SUMMARY OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 1978 the claimant, Rick...

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