Fireman's Fund Indemnity Co. v. Industrial Accident Commission

Petitioner seeks the annulment of an award of the Industrial Accident Commission holding petitioner jointly and severally liable with another insurance carrier for the disabilities suffered by an employee at a time when petitioner had ceased to be the insurance carrier.

Frank C. Gregory, aged 65 years, was employed as Port Manager by the Waterfront Employers’ Association. On February 9, 1949, he suffered a cerebral vascular accident (stroke) which resulted in a partial paralysis of his right side. One day less than a year later, on February 8, 1950, he applied to the respondent commission for…