Lee V. Lee Air Farming Ltd.

Lee Air Farming Ltd

Aerial Top Dressing means
Lee
Managing Director

Lee's wife

1A Co. was formed

2The spreading of
3Was a qualified p
4He held all the sh
5Lee voted himse
7He recruited him
8He was killed in a
9His widow claime

The Co. opposed the claim on the ground that Lee

The Court held that :

"Lee and his Co. were distinct legal persons which

a servant of the Co."

"In his capacity of MD he could on behalf of the Co

as Pilot and the Co. was that of the servant and m

"Lee was a separate person from the Co. he forme

o. was formed for Aerial Top Dressing by Lee.

spreading of fertilisers such as superphosphate over farmland
a qualified pilot
held all the shares except one share.
voted himself as the MD
ecruited himself by inserting a Clasue in AOA as the Chief Pilo
was killed in a air crash while working for the Co.
widow claimed the compensation for the death of her husband

nd that Lee was not a worker as the same person could

rsons which had entered into contractual relationships

alf of the Co., give himself orders in his other capacity

rvant and master."

o. he formed, and his widow was held entitled to get t

over farmland with the use of aircraft.

the Chief Pilot at a fixed Salary.

of her husband in the course of employment.

person could not be a employer and employee.

elationships under which he became, the Chief Pilot,

her capacity of Pilot, and the relationship between him

tled to get the comensation."

Chief Pilot,

between himself