Morris v. Standard Oil Co.

The appellant herein, the Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corporation, hereinafter referred to as petitioner, has appealed from an adverse order made in a proceeding instituted by it under section 26 of the Workmen’s Compensation Act of 1917, as amended in 1919 (Stats. 1919, p. 920), to establish a lien against a judgment for damages theretofore recovered by plaintiff Milton Morris against the defendant Standard Oil Company as a result of personal injuries sustained by plaintiff through the negligent acts of one of the defendant’s employees. The lien sought was founded upon certain payments…