Hoffman v. Dep't of Indus. Relations of Cal.

WASTE, C. J.—

The above cause was transferred to this court after decision by the District Court of Appeal, in order that further consideration might be given to the contention of the petitioner that the Industrial Accident Commission acted in excess of its jurisdiction in finding that the employer was guilty of “serious and wilful misconduct,’’ and in imposing the additional fifty per cent compensation permitted by the Workmen’s Compensation Act in such cases. Such further consideration convinces us that the award was proper and that the decision of the District Court of Appeal correctly…