Scott v. Pacific Coast Borax Co.

The question in this ease is whether the circumstances of plaintiff’s injury bring compensation therefor under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Industrial Accident Commission. In granting defendant’s motion for a nonsuit, the trial court so held. We have concluded that decision is correct.

In 1951, plaintiff, then 16 years of age, began working for defendant on weekends, when needed, in its hotel and coffee shop at Death Valley Junction, in Inyo County. This hamlet is owned exclusively by defendant. It consists of a hotel, coffee shop, store, small first aid station, a gas station and garage,…