Legal Opinion
Ditler v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 18, 1982No. Civ. 20949PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SPARKS, J.
In this case we consider the principles of apportionment for a prior disability under the Workers’ Compensation Act. Applicant Terry Ditler sustained cumulative psychiatric injury while employed from September 19, 1969, through September 27, 1977, as a teacher by the San Juan Unified School District. There is no dispute that the injury sustained was work-related or that the disability suffered is permanent. Ditler contends that the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board erred in apportioning 50 percent of his overall disability to preexisting nonindustrial causes. We agree.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Zemke v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Tanenbaum v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1935
- State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
- Smith v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
- Franklin v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
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3Cited by6 opinions
- People v. GillardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1997
- King v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
- Paneno v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
- Schmidt v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994
- Fenwick v. Oklahoma State PenitentiarySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
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