State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Industrial Accident Commission

Petitioner seeks the annulment of an award of compensation against it as the insurer of Carrico & Gautier found to be the general employer of the injured workman. The award also runs against the insurer of a company found to be the special employer. Petitioner contends that the evidence is insufficient to establish the general employment; that it was improperly joined as a party defendant; and that *280the claim, as to it, is barred by the statute of limitations. (Lab. Code, § 5405.)

Carrico & Gautier, hereinafter called Carrico, the petitioner’s insured, had a general contract to erect a…