Martinez v. Driver Mechenbier, Inc.

OPINION

SUTIN, Judge.

A hearing was held to determine whether plaintiff was entitled to workmen’s compensation benefits arising out of defendants’ claim that plaintiff falsified his employment application.

The trial court found that plaintiff knowingly and willfully made false representations as to his physical condition; that the employer relied upon the false representations, a substantial factor in hiring plaintiff; that a causal connection existed between the false representations and the injury claimed.

The trial court concluded that plaintiff was not entitled to workmen’s compensation…