Pacific Freight Lines v. Industrial Accident Commission

26 Cal.2d 234 (1945)

PACIFIC FREIGHT LINES (a Corporation) et al., Petitioners,

v.

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION, MYRTLE J. OATES et al., Respondents.

L. A. No. 19208.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

Mar. 30, 1945.

Crider, Runkle & Tilson, Clarence B. Runkle and John J. Haydon for Petitioners.

Everett A. Corten and R. C. McKellips for Respondents.

SPENCE, J.

Petitioners seek the annulment of an award made by the Industrial Accident Commission for the death of William Graham Oates. They contend that the commission was without jurisdiction to make the award for the reason that the uncontradicted…