Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Industrial Accident Commission

This is a proceeding" to review and annul an order of respondent Industrial Accident Commission awarding workmen’s compensation benefits to respondent John C. Lawrence for an injury received when he was hit on the head by a rock thrown by a fellow workman. The question to be determined by this court is: Did the Industrial Accident Commission exceed its jurisdiction in holding, on the evidence, that the injury arose out of and in the course of the employment?

The facts as shown by the record are not in substantial dispute and may be summarized as follows:

Respondent Lawrence, hereinafter…