Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Industrial Accident Commission

Petitioner seeks review and the annulment of an award and decision made by the Industrial Accident Commission. The award gave a full death benefit to the deceased’s widow and minor children. The award was based on a finding that the employee’s death.was the result of the industrial injury “combined with a non-industrial cancer.”

Prior to October 1957 deceased was suffering from a nonindustrial kidney carcinoma. In October 1957 he fell while at work, injuring his back, but he continued to work and did not seek medical care until some time later when he began to suffer back pains. X-rays taken…