Williams v. Worker's Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

TAMURA, J.

Petitioner (applicant) seeks review and annulment of a decision and order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeals Board vacating a referee’s finding and award that injuries sustained by applicant in an automobile accident were incurred in the course and scope of his employment.

The material facts were as follows;

Applicant, a 21 year old University of California at Irvine student, was employed as a part-time delivery man for Trans Globe Travel Bureau (Trans Globe). He was compensated on an hourly basis plus mileage for the use of his car.

About noon on January 24, 1973, applicant…