Western Pipe & Steel Co. v. Industrial Accident Commission

By this review proceeding petitioner, Western Pipe and Steel Co. of California, seeks to annul a death benefit award made by the Industrial Accident Commission in favor of the widow of John H. Henderson. Henderson was employed by petitioner at the time of his death. It is urged by petitioner that the death of Henderson did not arise out of, nor did it occur in the course of, Henderson’s employment.

The facts are not substantially in dispute and are as follows: The decedent was employed as a shipwright-carpenter at the shipyards of petitioner. His regular hours of work were from 8:00 a. m. to…