Pacific Employers Insurance v. Chavez

THE COURT.

The petitioner seeks to annul an order of the Industrial Accident Commission which awarded a death benefit to the mother of the deceased employee.

Joseph Chavez was employed as a night watchman for the Western Wool Manufacturing Company at its mill and storehouse in San Francisco. The plant, consisting of three floors and a basement, was equipped with American District Tele graph fire and watchman’s signal system. The signal boxes were so installed and arranged that they must be punched in regular order and at specified times by specially designed keys, in order that proper…