California Union Insurance v. Industrial Accident Commission

KINCAID, J. pro tem. *

Petitioners, an employer and its compensation carrier, by writ of review, seek annulment of the orders and decision on reconsideration of the Industrial Accident Commission allowing reimbursement to an injured employee for costs of certain self-procured surgical and hospital treatment.

We previously ordered that writ of review issue on the ground that the employer’s and carrier’s petition therefor seemed to raise substantial questions as to whether the employer, under the circumstances here presented, was legally liable for the reasonable expense incurred by the employee…