Modlin v. Twin Falls Canal Co.

Ralph Modlin, claimant and respondent, was by the Industrial Accident Board awarded compensation against respondent, Twin Falls Canal Company, and its surety, State Insurance Fund, appellant. The State Insurance Fund having appealed, the district court found that the board’s findings of fact and conclusions of law were true and correct, and affirmed the award. From the judgment entered, the State Insurance Fund again appealed.

The errors assigned may be reduced to two main contentions, viz.: that, when injured, claimant was a special employee of respondent, Clear Lakes Syndicate, and not the…