Upton v. General Motors Corp.

Defendant appeals by leave granted from a Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) decision affirming and modifying the hearing referee’s award of compensation benefits to plaintiff.

On June 13, 1977, plaintiff, an employee of defendant, was involved in an automobile accident as he was returning to work from lunch. Plaintiff was rendered totally and permanently disabled as a result of the injuries he sustained in the accident and, on March 12, 1979, plaintiff’s wife and guardian, Elizabeth Upton, filed a petition for hearing with the Bureau of Workers’ Disability Compensation on behalf of…