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Madera Sugar Pine Co. v. Industrial Acc. Comm’n, 262 U.S. 499 (1923)
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Madera Sugar Pine Co. v. Industrial Acc. Comm’n, 262 U.S. 499 (1923)
Madera Sugar Pine Company v. Industrial Accident Commission of California Nos. 235 and 296 Argued March 7, 1923 Decided June 4, 1923 262 U.S. 499
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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1. A state workmen’s compensation act otherwise valid, does not, by requiring that compensation for the accidental death of an employee, irrespective of negligence, be paid to his nonresident alien dependents deprive the employer of property without due process, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. P. 501.
2. The constitutionality of acts of this kind does not depend upon the compensation’s being limited to citizens or residents of the state. Id.
Affirmed.
Error to judgments of the Supreme Court of California denying writs to review two awards made by the state Industrial Accident Commission.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Madera Sugar Pine Co. v. Industrial Acc. Comm’n, 262 U.S. 499 (1923) in 262 U.S. 499 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=65RTPUJJTXW5VAY.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Madera Sugar Pine Co. v. Industrial Acc. Comm’n, 262 U.S. 499 (1923), in 262 U.S. 499, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=65RTPUJJTXW5VAY.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Madera Sugar Pine Co. v. Industrial Acc. Comm’n, 262 U.S. 499 (1923). cited in 1923, 262 U.S. 499. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=65RTPUJJTXW5VAY.
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