Northwestern Redwood Co. v. Industrial Accident Commission

Petitioner seek to review and annul an award of the respondent commission, which was made because of an accident suffered hy Jack Schaefer, husband of respondent Mary Schaefer, February 14, 1918, while he was employed hy the Northwestern Redwood Company, resulting in the amputation of one finger and the crippling of the other fingers of the hand. No question is raised as to the amount or as to the obligation to make compensation for said injuries under the workmen’s compensation law. The contention of the petitioners is that the award could not properly be made upon the petition of the wife.…