Alaska Packers Assn. v. Industrial Accident Commission

This is a proceeding in certiorari to review an award of the Industrial Accident Commission. An employee of the petitioner, working on hoard a vessel in navigable waters, sustained personal injuries for which he sought and was awarded 'Compensation in a proceeding before the Industrial Accident Commission. It is the contention of the petitioner that at the time of the injury the employee was performing maritime service on a completed vessel afloat, and that the respondent was without jurisdiction in the matter.

The facts involved in this proceeding are substantially as follows: The employee,…