Case Name: In the Matter of the Claims for Benefits under Article 18 of the Labor Law Made by Mary B. Rowe and Others, Claimants. Johnston Pulp Corporation, Appellant; Frieda S. Miller, as Industrial Commissioner, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1942-01-14
Citations: 263 A.D. 915
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claims for Benefits under Article 18 of the Labor Law Made by Mary B. Rowe and Others, Claimants. Johnston Pulp Corporation, Appellant; Frieda S. Miller, as Industrial Commissioner, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 263
Pages: 915–915

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claims for Benefits under Article 18 of the Labor Law Made by Mary B. Rowe and Others, Claimants. Johnston Pulp Corporation, Appellant; Frieda S. Miller, as Industrial Commissioner, Respondent.

Opinion:
Appellant contracted with the owners of timber lands to purchase standing spruce and balsam timber. It entered into a contract with one D'Avignon to cut, peel and draw the timber to appellant's mill. The written contract would indicate that D'Avignon was an independent contractor; however, the transaction between the parties did not follow the terms of the contract and sustains the finding made by the Appeal Board that the so-called employees of D'Avignon were in fact employees of appellant. Decision unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Commissioner. Present — Hill, P. J., Crapser, Bliss, Heffernan and Foster, JJ.