Diamond Drill Contracting Co. v. Industrial Accident Commission

A claim was filed with the respondent Industrial Accident Commission by Elizabeth Winnifred Stanton on behalf of herself and her' three minor children, seeking compensation for the death of her husband, James H. Stanton, which resulted from injuries received in the course of his employment. She joined as parties' defendant the Diamond Drill Contracting Company and its insurance carrier, the State Compensation Insurance Fund, and the General Petroleum Corporation and its insurance carrier, the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company. The Commission found that Stanton was injured while employed…