Legal Opinion
Norton v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 31, 1980No. Civ. No. 59293PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COBEY, Acting P. J.
Petitioner Robert B. Norton (hereinafter alsc applicant) contends that respondent Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (Board) should have issued a combined permanent disability rating for all of his industrial injuries rather than issuing, as the Board did, two separate permanent disability awards. We agree with petitioner. Accordingly, we annul the Board’s decision and remand the matter to the Board for further proceedings as directed herein.
*622Proceedings Before WCAB
Norton was employed by respondent County of Santa Barbara (County) as a deputy sheriff from July 22,…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Colonial Insurance v. Industrial Accident CommisionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
- 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
- Flesher v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Norton v. WORKERS'COMP. APPEALS BD.California Court of Appeal · 1980