In France v. Southern Equipment Co., where France, after falling off a roof, sued Southern Equipment Co. who had employed Quality Metal Roof, a company that contracted with France's employer, Royalty Builders, to build them a new metal roof for exposing him to the inherently dangerous job of roofing, the appeals court held that there are four general factors that bear upon whether a master-servant relationship exists. Which of the following is one of those factors:

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All of the other specific choices (selection and engagement of the servant, payment of compensation, power of dismissal, and power of control) are factors that can indicate the existence of a master-servant relationship. The court will examine all of these factors together to determine whether the employer had sufficient control over the employee to create a master-servant relationship.

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