Mono County v. Industrial Accident Commission
California Supreme Court
APPLICATION for a Writ of Certiorari to review an award of the Industrial Accident Commission. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtSloss, J.
James P. Dolan was the duly elected and qualified sheriff of Mono County. In July, 1915, he was called to a ranch, where depredations had been committed. While looking for the offenders, he encountered two men, whom he accosted. They opened fire, and inflicted fatal wounds upon him. The commission made an award in favor of his widow and against the county. Upon the petition of Mono County, this court issued a writ of certiorari to review the award.
Assuming for the moment that the sheriff is an. “employee” of the county within the meaning of the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Stats. 1911, p.…
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