Oceanic Fisheries Co. v. Alaska Industrial Board

FOLTA, District Judge.

This is a proceeding under Section 43-3-22, A.C.L.A.1949, to set aside an award of the Alaska Industrial Board to the widow and minor child of J. A. Kirkhuff. The award, originally made September 8, 1950, by a single member of the Board, was, on the request of plaintiff-employer, reviewed and affirmed April 8, 1952.

The Board found, among other facts, that the deceased was employed as a stationary fireman for the season at the plaintiff’s herring plant at Port Conclusion, Alaska; that on August 28, 1948, when a vessel arrived at plaintiff’s plant with a load of herring,…