Legal Opinion
Mission Ins. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 28, 1981No. Civ. 25648PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KAUFMAN, Acting P. J.
On October 15, 1979, Frederick Blankenhorn (applicant) sustained an injury to his right elbow, right hip and pelvis while working. He filed an application for adjudication of claim against Morse Signal Devices (Morse) and Mission Insurance Company, its workers’ compensation insurer, seeking workers’ compensation benefits on account of his injury. The defendants answered denying employment and setting up an affirmative defense that applicant was an independent contractor, not an employee at the time of his injury.
The WCAB judge who presided at the trial credited the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- LeVesque v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Garza v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Empire Star Mines Co. v. California Employment CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
- Western Indemnity Co. v. PillsburyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1916
- Tieberg v. Unemployment Ins. App. Bd.California Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Wickham v. Southland Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1985
- Muffett v. RoysterCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
- Truesdale v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
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