Legal Opinion
Mercier v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Supreme Court
Decided April 20, 1976No. L.A. 30332PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CLARK, J.
Petitioner seeks annulment of a workers’ compensation award apportioning part of his permanent disability to a prior industrial injury.
In 1970 petitioner, a Los Angeles police officer, suffered an industrial injury to his back. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board determined that the back disability precluded petitioner from doing “heavy lifting and repetitive bending” and awarded a 34*/2 percent permanent disability rating.
In 1971 petitioner was found to have suffered an industrially related heart disability occurring over the entire period of employment with the city,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hegglin v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
- Dow Chemical Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
- Subsequent Injuries Fund v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Livitsanos v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
- Brodie v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 2007
- LeBoeuf v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
- Franklin v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
- Kopping v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2006
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