Andrews v. General Motors Corp.

General Motors Corporation (GM) is appealing by leave granted from a January 12, 1979, opinion and order of the Worker’s Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) affirming a referee’s award of compensation benefits to Martin D. Andrews. Andrews was injured in a fight with a coworker and required five to six days of hospitalization.

Andrews filed a petition for worker’s compensation benefits on March 28, 1975. A hearing was held before an administrative law judge on April 10, 1976. Arthur Dabbs, a coworker of Andrews’ at the General Motors Fleetwood plant, testified concerning the injury. On February…