Department of Water & Power v. Industrial Accident Commission

The respondent, an employee of a municipal subdivision of the city of Los Angeles, was injured in the course of his employment. Pursuant to application and hearing before the respondent Commission which resulted in an award based upon wages of $28 per week, a petition for rehearing was denied. The employer thereupon petitioned for a writ of certiorari to review the same.

It is conceded that the employee was engaged for a stated period of thirty days at the rate of $4 per day, and that he received injuries on or about the twentieth day of his employment by falling backward from loose boards…