Associated Indemnity Corp. v. Industrial Accident Commission

The petitioner is the insurance carrier of the “San Francisco Chronicle,” a daily newspaper. The state compensation insurance fund is the insurance carrier of the “San Francisco Examiner.” John L. Du Grosse was employed by the “Examiner” to sell its newspapers on a designated street corner in the city and county of San Francisco. At the same time he was engaged in selling copies of the ‘ ‘ San Francisco Chronicle. ’ ’ While so employed he suffered an injury for which he was compensated by an award of the respondent Commission which found both newspapers equally liable as his employers. The…