Garcia v. Western Motor Freight

BARNES, Justice:

Perfecto Garcia will hereinafter be referred to as “claimant”, and Western Motor Freight, Sue-Mac Freight, and Home Insurance Company will be referred to, individually, as “Western,” “SM,” and “Home,” respectively, or collectively as “respondents.”

Claimant filed his Form 3 against all three respondents alleging that both Western and SM were his employers when on April 25, 1973, he injured his back, for which he claimed workmen’s disability compensation.

After Western, and its insurance carrier, Home, had filed an answer containing denials of claimant’s basic allegations, a,…