Legal Opinion
Rowland v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 26, 1977No. Civ. 3187PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FRANSON, J.
Petitioner seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board awarding a lien to respondent, Republic National Life Insurance Company, against compensation benefits, awarded to petitioner.
Petitioner is a 28-year-old janitor employed with a newspaper in Bakersfield, California. On September 28, 1974, he was injured while on the job. He filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits.
The respondent insurance company insured petitioner against loss of income under a group disability insurance policy carried by petitioner’s employer for its employees. The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Silberg v. California Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Ogdon v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Glass Containers, Inc. v. Industrial Accident CommisionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
- Safway Steel Scaffold Co. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1942
3Cited by7 opinions
- Ott v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981
- Coltherd v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1990
- Prudential Insurance of America v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- Williams v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
- People v. SheltonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
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