Moctezuma v. Industrial Commission

JACOBSON, Chief Judge of Division 1.

This appeal by way of writ of certiorari from an award of the Industrial Commission challenges the suspension of the petitioner-claimant’s compensation benefits because of her alleged failure to follow a weight reduction program. The sole issue for consideration is whether the suspension of benefits on the stated grounds is supported by the evidence adduced at an evi-dentiary hearing held by the Commission.

The petitioner, Sofia Moctezuma, suffered an industrial injury to her back on September 24, 1969, while performing her work as a seamstress for the…