Legal Opinion
Franczak v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
California Supreme Court
Decided May 24, 1977No. L.A. 30664PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, J.
We are called upon to decide if the superior court has jurisdiction to enter judgment for interest which the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (hereinafter the board) has ordered on its awards. We conclude that under the plain language of section 5806 of the Labor Code, the court does have such jurisdiction.
Section 5800 of the Labor Code provides, “All awards of the appeals board . . . shall carry interest at the same rate as judgments in civil actions on all due and unpaid payments from the date of the making and filing of said award ... as to amounts which by the terms of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Loustalot v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1947
- Pollock v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
- Vickich v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1930
- Greitz v. SivachenkoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
- Ulrich v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Koszdin v. State Compensation Insurance FundCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2010
- Gellie v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
- Franczak v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
- Marriage of PetersonMontana Supreme Court · 1981
- Reep v. Board of Co. CommissionersMontana Supreme Court · 1981