Great Western Power Co. v. Pillsbury
California Supreme Court
APPLICATION for a Writ of Review prayed to be directed against A. J. Pillsbury, Will J. French, and Harris Weinstock, as members of and constituting the Industrial Accident Commission of the State of California. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtSloss, J.
A writ of certiorari was issued by this court, on the application of Great Western Power Company, to review an award of the Industrial Accident Commission, fixing upon said applicant a liability for the death of James May-field, one of its employees. The injury to Mayfield, and his resulting death, occurred on October 15, 1913. On that date the “Workmen’s Compensation, Insurance and Safety Act” (Stats. 1913, p. 279) had been approved, but it was not yet in force, the final section (92) of the act providing that it should take effect on the first day of January, 1914. And the preceding section…
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