U.S. Auto Stores v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

PETERS, J.

Petitioners U.S. Auto Stores and American Hardware Mutual Insurance Company claim that the award of permanent disability of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeals Board is not supported by substantial evidence and that the award is not supported by the findings. We have concluded that the board’s decision is supported by substantial evidence and that the findings issue was not raised before the board and was therefore waived.

Herman Frederick Brenner, a 19-year-old auto parts salesman, sustained multiple injuries including a skull fracture with brain damage when he was struck by a…