Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Industrial Accident Commission

By this proceeding the petitioner seeks to annul an award made by the Industrial Accident Commission to George Abram in so far as said award applies to the owner of a daily newspaper, of which the petitioner is the insurance carrier. The relationship of employer and employee between the newspaper proprietor and Abram is admitted, but it is contended that at the time of the injury for which compensation was awarded the employee was not acting within the scope of his employment.

The facts in brief are as follows: George Abram, a minor, was employed by the newspaper proprietor to deliver its…