Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. v. Industrial Accident Commission

The sole question presented in this matter is whether the commission erred in its determination that the contract of hire pursuant to which the respondent Clyde D. Coplin worked for the petitioner Chicago Bridge & Iron Company was made in California and that, accordingly, the commission had jurisdiction with respect to an injury to Mr. Coplin which occurred in Nevada.

The articles of agreement between the union to which Mr. Coplin belonged and the signatory employers, including the petitioner Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, covered field construction work in California and Nevada, as well as in…