Call Publishing Co. v. Industrial Accident Commission

Certiorari to review an award of the Industrial Accident Commission. It appears from the petition that on the first day of January, 1927, the State Compensation Fund insured petitioner, the Call Publishing Company, against liability under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. That on the twenty-fifth day of May, 1927, Allen Edgar Young sustained an injury in a collision with an automobile while delivering newspapers in the city of San Mateo, resulting in a fracture of the left femur and a lacerated wound on the left ankle. That on the thirtieth day of June, through his guardian ad litem, Young filed an application for industrial benefits with respondent Industrial Accident Commission, wherein it was alleged that he sustained his injuries in the course of and arising out of his employment, while employed as a newspaper carrier by the respondent Call Publishing Company and accordingly prayed that it be determined that the insurance carrier be held responsible for the benefits provided for under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. The application came on for hearing before the Commission and on August 17, 1927, it made findings and award. It determined (1) that Young, who was fourteen years of…