Litzmann v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board

McCOY, J. pro tem. *

This is a proceeding to review and annul a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeals Board denying an applicant’s claim for benefits. The referee, after a hearing, found that he sustained injury to his right shoulder, right upper arm, and left elbow arising out of and occurring in the course of his employment, but that the injury arose out of an altercation in which applicant was the initial physical aggressor and, therefore, he was not entitled to an award. The board denied applicant’s petition for reconsideration.

The jurisdiction of this court to consider the…