Legal Opinion
Parker v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 1, 1992No. A056319PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WALKER, J. *
In this case, we hold that two successive, specific industrial injuries—one solely to the left knee and one solely to the right knee— sustained by petitioner Dennis Parker (applicant) do not entitle him to a single combined permanent disability (PD) rating under Wilkinson v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Bd. (1977) 19 Cal.3d 491 [138 Cal.Rptr. 696, 564 P.2d 848] (Wilkinson), because the injuries were not to the same part of the body as required by Wilkinson, even though they became permanent and stationary at the same time.
Applicant respectively seeks review of the opinion and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hegglin v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Wilkinson v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
- State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
- Huston v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
- Mercier v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
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