Supreme Court of South Carolina· 5/20/2002

Nelson v. Yellow Cab Co.

Citations

564 S.E.2d 110
349 S.C. 589
2002 S.C. LEXIS 90

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noting that the method of payment weighed in favor of the alleged employer but declining to view this factor as dispositive of whether the claimant was an employee
“Whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor is a fact-specific matter resolved by applying certain established principles.”
\Whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor is a fact-specific matter resolved by applying certain established principles.\
“Although [the method of payment] weighs in favor [of] Yellow Cab, it had some degree of control over payment inasmuch as it dictated the amounts Nelson could charge fares ----”
Cab company had the right of control even when the cab driver could work as little as he wanted, drove the cab in any part of the city he chose, and could set his own schedule.
where one who performs work for another represents the will of that other, not only as to the result, but also as to the means by which the result is accomplished, he is not an independent contractor but an agent

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Judges: Waller, Toal, Moore, Burnett, Pleicones

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Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2000-10-09· cited 12×

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