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Bobbitt v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

California Court of Appeal

Decided June 13, 1983No. Civ. 67363PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

HANSON (Thaxton), J.

Introduction

Petitioner Roy C. Bobbitt, Jr., seeks review of the order of respondent Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) that it lacked jurisdiction to award benefits for injuries allegedly received while he was employed on an oil drilling platform in the Santa Barbara channel.

Facts

Petitioner is a resident of California who was hired by respondent Pool Offshore Company in California as a derrick hand on a stationary oil drilling platform, referred to as “Shell Rig No. 2,” in the Santa Barbara channel eight miles from the California coastline. On December 3,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  2. Gulf Offshore Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Calbeck v. Travelers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. Sun Ship, Inc. v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Thompson v. Teledyne Movible Offshore, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Sea-Land Service, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Seide v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1985
  3. Sea-Land Service, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Sea-Land Service, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996

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