Alaska Packers Ass'n v. Industrial Accident Commission

Alaska Packers Association petitions this court to review and annul an award of the respondent Industrial Accident Commission made against it, as self-insurer, and in favor of respondent John Peterson, who was injured while in Alaska. Peterson entered the employ of the petitioner under contract, shipping from San Francisco as a seaman and fisherman. During the voyage to Alaska, he acted as a member of the crew of the bark “Star of Iceland,” performing the regular duties of a seaman. On arrival in Alaska, he was taken with the rest of the crew to one of petitioner’s canneries, and put to work…