Glass Containers, Inc. v. Industrial Accident Commision

Petitioner attacks an award of the Industrial Accident Commission apportioning against it, as a former employer of Thomas B. Hart, deceased, and in favor of respondent Industrial Indemnity Company, a portion of the total death benefit to which the decedent’s wife and child would be entitled by reason of decedent’s death from silicosis.

At the time that the disease became disabling the decedent was self-employed and was insured by Industrial Indemnity Company (hereafter referred to as Industrial) against disability and death resulting from his occupation by a policy which conferred the same…