Pacific Gas & Electric Co v. Industrial Accident Commission

-Citiorari to review an award of the Industrial Accident Commission. The petition discloses the following facts: Respondent John Mulhern while employed by petitioner Pacific Gas and Electric Company sustained an injury to his foot which necessitated the amputation of one of his' toes. The accident happened August 18, 1925, and it is admitted that it occurred in the course of and arose out of his employment. Mental illness followed in consequence of the injury and Mulhern was on December 1, 1925, committed to the Napa State Hospital for the Insane. On January 8, 1926, an application was filed with the respondent Industrial Accident Commission by Mulhern through his guardian, Mary Casey. On March 15th Mulhern was paroled from the state hospital. Proceedings were had before the respondent Commission culminating in findings and award, whereby it was definitely found that Mulhern’s left great toe was fractured by a blow from a machine falling over, requiring amputation; the shock of the accident and loss of the member caused the development of a mental illness, and also that “said injury caused temporary total disability, continuing from August 18, 1925, to June 15th, 1926, ” entitling…