Legal Opinion
County of Santa Barbara v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 17, 1975No. Civ. 46741PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COMPTON, J.
The single question on this review is whether a county may, with the express consent of the recipient, obtain a valid lien against workers’ compensation for so-called “general assistance” paid by the county under part 5 (§§ 17000-17410) of division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied a lien based upon its reading of Ogdon v. Workmen's Comp. Appeals Bd., 11 Cal.3d 192 [113 Cal.Rptr. 206, 520 P.2d 1022]. This court denied a writ of review. The Supreme Court granted a hearing and transferred the case to us. We have issued a writ…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mooney v. PickettCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Ogdon v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Bryant v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
- County of Los Angeles v. Security First National BankCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948
- County of Kings v. ScottCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
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3Cited by4 opinions
- County of San Diego v. MunizCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- Williams v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
- Lucido v. RippetoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- State v. WoodallCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1989