COMPENSATION CASE.
By Telegraph—Press Association. INVERCARGILL, June 17. An interesting compensation case was decided by Mr McCarthy, S.M., to-day. Albert Stevens claimed £175 fronl Paul Brown, by whom he alleged he was employed. Brown owns a flaxmill, and claimant, while sawing wood lor the mill engine, sustained severe injuries to his hand. Respondent denied liability for compensation under the Act, alleging that Stevens was not an employee but a contractor by agreement. Stevens and another were to be paid £2O per ton for fibre turned out by the mill, they paying the running expenses. Brown kept an eye on the work at the mill and had engaged men. Claimant understood that he was covered by an accident policy. The question was whether the agreement was a contract. The Magistrate held that it was, and gave judgment for respondent with £lO 16s costs,
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8467, 18 June 1907, Page 7
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142COMPENSATION CASE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8467, 18 June 1907, Page 7
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