Legal Opinion
Azevedo v. Abel
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 26, 1968No. Civ. 11623; Civ. 11800PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFriedman, J.
Alice Azevedo, employee in a retail dress shop,'was injured when Abel, her angry employer, lmeed her in the sacrocoeeyx area. Occurrence of the injury in the course of her employment is undisputed. She first filed a claim for workmen’s compensation benefits, then commenced a lawsuit in the superior court seeking compensatory and punitive damages. Later the employer died. His compensation carrier, Pacific Indemnity Company, defends the workmen’s compensation proceeding. His executrix has been substituted as defendant in the damage suit.
In December 1965 the Industrial Accident Commission…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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