California Compensation & Fire Co. v. Industrial Accident Commission

California Compensation and Fire Company (hereinafter referred to as the insurer) issued a workmen’s compensation and employers’ liability policy to “Richard Jones, Edward Mello and Wesley Johnson, jointly and not severally d.b.a. South Bay Insulation Company.” Under a special endorsement the benefits of the policy were made applicable to Jones, Mello, and Johnson.

After the policy was issued, Joseph Ambriz, without the knowledge of the insurer, became a member of the partnership. A dispute regarding partnership affairs arose subsequently and Johnson shot and killed Jones and Hello in the…