Legal Opinion

Pacific Employers Insurance v. Industrial Accident Commission

California Supreme Court

Decided January 31, 1938No. S. F. No. 15785PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEdmonds, J.

The petitioner by this proceeding for review, seeks to annul an award of compensation made by the Industrial Accident Commission upon the ground that at the time the employee was injured, he was subject to the workmen’s compensation law of Massachusetts. The defense of the insurer is that Massachusetts has exclusive jurisdiction of the controversy.

Dewey & Almy Chemical Company is a Massachusetts corporation, licensed to do business in California. Its principal offices are in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and one of its several factories is at Oakland, California. The business of the company is…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Alaska Packers Assn. v. Industrial Accident Comm'n of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
  2. Canada Southern Railway Co. v. GebhardSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  3. Bradford Electric Light Co. v. ClapperSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  4. Western Indemnity Co. v. PillsburyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1915
  5. Western Metal Supply Co. v. PillsburyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1916

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. County Commissioners v. KingSupreme Court of Florida · 1869
  2. Smith v. Elliott & DeatsTexas Supreme Court · 1873
  3. Micou v. Tallassee Bridge Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1872
  4. State ex rel. Ahern v. WalshNebraska Supreme Court · 1891
  5. Watson v. Rose's ExecutorsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1874

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