Bituminous Casualty Corporation v. Baldwin

On May 22, 1952, Denver Baldwin, an employee of Alfred A. Shrader, Milburn Whitt and William C. Johnson, partners trading as Shrader-Whitt Coal Company,. was injured in an industrial accident and filed a claim for compensation against his employers and Bituminous Casualty Corporation. There was no dispute as to claimant’s right to compensation and the only issue before the Industrial Commission was whether the Casualty Corporation had been bound through its local agent to cover the risk. Nickels, the hearing commissioner, held that the insurance company was not bound. Upon a review the full…