Wehr v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

ABBE, J.

Petitioners Roberta Wehr and Jack Wehr, Jr., as dependents of Jack Wehr, deceased, seek review of the order of respondent Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board denying reconsideration of its decision rescinding the award and findings of the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) that Roberta and Jack Wehr, Jr., are entitled to benefits for the industrially caused death of Jack Wehr. We hold that the board’s order must be affirmed.

We summarily denied applicants’ petition for writ of review; however, the Supreme Court granted applicants’ petition for hearing and retransferred the matter…