Kirkpatrick v. Yeamans Motor Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hutchison, J.:

This'is an appeal by respondent and its insurance carrier from a judgment rendered in a compensation case, affirming the award granted the widow of a deceased night watchman who was killed while crossing a street which ran in front of the property he was watching for the respondent.

There is no question about his being an employee of the respondent at the time he was killed, nor that he was working under dual employment and not joint employment, the other employer not being a party to the action.

The appellants present the questions…