Legal Opinion
Pacific Employers Insurance v. Industrial Accident Commission
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 28, 1947No. Civ. No. 13421PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWard, J.
The main question presented by this writ of review is the constitutionality of Labor Code, section 3501, under which a death benefit was awarded the decedent’s minor son, Robert Wayne Humphreys. The minor is now represented by his mother, the wife of the decedent. There is no dispute that the petitioner in the present proceeding was the insurance carrier of the decedent’s employer, and that both the employer and the employee at the time of the accident were subject to the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. All parties entered into a compromise which was disapproved by the…
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