Legal Opinion
Grason Electric Co. v. Industrial Accident Commission
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 5, 1965No. Civ. 10782PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFriedman, J.
Grason Electric Company was the employer of John Lauer, who was fatally electrocuted in the course of his work. The Industrial Accident Commission held that the employer had been guilty of serious and wilful misconduct and awarded the widow augmented compensation. The employer petitioned for review.
*48Labor Code section 4553 provides for an increase of workmen’s compensation where the employee is injured by reason of the serious and wilful misconduct of the employer or his managing representative. Serious and wilful misconduct is not to be equated with negligence or even gross negligence. In…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Ne Casek v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
- Parkhurst v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Roe v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
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- American Smelting & Refining Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
- Bigge Crane & Rigging Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2010
- White v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
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