Pacific Lumber Co. v. Industrial Acc. Com.

22 Cal.2d 410 (1943)

PACIFIC LUMBER COMPANY (a Corporation), Petitioner,

v.

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION and JOHN TURKOVICH, Respondents.

S. F. No. 16801.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

July 8, 1943.

Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, Francis R. Kirkham and W. E. Pringle for Petitioner.

Everett A. Corten and Dan Murphy, Jr., for Respondents.

CURTIS, J.

On June 21, 1941, while cutting timber on land belonging to petitioner, the Pacific Lumber Company, John Turkovich was struck by a falling tree and suffered a fracture of his leg. He filed a claim for compensation against the company before the…