Western Indemnity Co. v. Indus. Acc. Com.
California Supreme Court
PROCEEDINGS on Certiorari to review an order of the Industrial Accident Commission awarding compensation. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtLawlor, J.
—This is a writ of review issued upon the application of petitioner, the Western Indemnity Company, a corporation. The Industrial Accident Commission, on April 23, 1918, made an award in the sum of $2,596.14 against the petitioner and in favor of Ethel Lamb, for the accidental death of her husband, John Lamb, an employee of Dr. Pond, of Napa County, it having been found by the commission that petitioner was the insurance carrier of Dr. Pond at the time of the injury. It appears that Dr. Pond had been engaged in operating a small farm and fruit orchard some ten or twelve miles from the city of…
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