General Accident, Fire & Life Assurance Corp. v. Industrial Accident Commission

Petitioner is the insurance carrier for Raymond G. Osborne, who was the employer of Hazel Farrell in the employer’s chemical laboratory. Pursuant to application made by the employee the Commission in due course made its award,' based upon a finding that the injury of which she complained was proximately caused by her employment and was a direct result of exposure to the fumes of hydrochloric acid, ammonia and acetic acid in a sunless unventilated basement room; that the injury caused temporary total disability from December 31, 1924, continuing indefinitely. This award' was dated May 8, 1925. Thereafter the employee filed an additional application for adjustment of claim. After hearing thereon the Commission made an amended award of date October 20, 1926, which contained an additional provision requiring that medical, surgical and hospital treatment be furnished to the employee. Thereafter the applicant petitioned for a further hearing and allowance, and the employer and the insurance carrier applied for an order terminating disability and discharging defendants from further liability.

After further hearing and in due course the Commission made its order of September 3, 1929,…