Legal Opinion
Cowell v. Industrial Accident Commission
California Supreme Court
Decided April 19, 1938No. S. F. 15964; S. F. 15965PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSeawell, J.
These two proceedings in certiorari, Nos. S. F. 15964 and S. F. 15965, were instituted by petitioners S. H. (Samuel Henry) Cowell and I. M. (Isabella M.) Cowell, respectively, to secure the annulment of findings and award made by the Industrial Accident Commission, imposing liability upon the Henry Cowell Lime and Cement Company, a corporation, and upon petitioners, as employers on May 15, 1934, of Samuel Fimby, a laborer who was injured while working upon the ‘ ‘ Carey Ranch ’ ’ at Davis, California. The contention of petitioners is that they were not the employers of said laborer, but that…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Bartlett Hayward Co. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1928
- Great Western Power Co. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1925
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1937
- Winthrop v. Indus. Accident Comm'nCalifornia Supreme Court · 1934
- Employers' Liability Assurance Corp. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935
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3Cited by16 opinions
- In-Home Supportive Services v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
- Solari v. Atlas-Universal Service, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1963
- Yucaipa Farmers Cooperative Ass'n v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1942
- Pullman Co. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
- DeCelle v. City of AlamedaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
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