Legal Opinion
Burnight v. Industrial Accident Commission
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 17, 1960No. Civ. 19088PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBray, P. J.
Petitioner seeks to review an order of the respondent commission made after reconsideration, annulling an award to her of a death benefit in the sum of $10,000.
Question Presented
Was there any substantial evidence that the suicide of petitioner ’s husband was not proximately caused by the industrial injury suffered by him?
Record
Decedent was employed by W. P. Fuller and Company as a paint chemist from 1935 until his death in September, 1957, except for two periods of military service in 1942 to 1946 and 1951 to 1952. In 1951 he was a patient in a service hospital for about three months,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Prentiss Truck & Tractor Co. v. SpencerMississippi Supreme Court · 1956
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3Cited by34 opinions
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