Claim of Horn v. Malchoff

This is an appeal by the London & Lancashire Indemnity Company of America from an award of compensation which directed that 50% thereof should be charged against appellant carrier and 50% against the State Insurance Fund.

Claimant, a berry picker, was injured on July 28, 1947. Her employer had a policy of compensation insurance issued by appellant. On July 25, 1947, three days before the accident, appellant orally notified the employer that it desired to cancel its policy, effective as of midnight that day. The employer immediately got in touch with the Rochester office of the State Insurance…