Legal Opinion
Hisel v. County of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 23, 1987No. B024069PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EPSTEIN, J. *
This appeal raises a single issue, one of first impression: whether the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act), as amended in 1982, continues to bar civil actions by nondependent heirs against the employer of a decedent who was killed in the course and scope of employment. We conclude that it does, and affirm the trial court’s judgment.
Factual and Procedural Background
The decedent, Jerald Hisel, was employed as a firefighter specialist by respondent, County of Los Angeles. He suffered a fatal accident on December 14, 1983, while assisting a crew of prisoners in placing a culvert…
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