Legal Opinion
Luchini v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 30, 1970No. Civ. 35232PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KINGSLEY, J.
Petitioner seeks review and annulment of an award of permanent disability indemnity, issued by the Workmen’s Compensation Appeals Board on reconsideration of a referee’s decision, The board refused to incorporate, as factors of permanent disability, certain work restrictions recommended by the medical experts. The ground relied on by the board was that the restrictions were “prophylactic” in nature, designed only to avoid further injury and were not restrictions imposed “by reason of” his disability. We disagree.
On June 11, 1964, petitioner, an electrician, sustained a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- LeVesque v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
- Haler v. Gering Bean CompanyNebraska Supreme Court · 1957
- The Fid. & Cas. Co. of N.Y. v. Workmen's Comp. Appeals Bd.California Court of Appeal · 1967
- Mann v. Workmen's Compensation BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
3Cited by18 opinions
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- Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
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