Legal Opinion
Truesdale v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 23, 1987No. G004410PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CROSBY, J.
Licensed cosmetologist Kenneth Truesdale, who had undergone one laminectomy in 1977, reinjured his lower back in November 1983 allegedly while lifting a five-gallon bottle of water at Spectrum Plus, the beauty shop where he worked. He subsequently underwent a second laminectomy.
Claiming Truesdale was an independent contractor, the corporate owner of Spectrum Plus denied he was entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. The workers’ compensation judge agreed, and in a split decision the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board denied Truesdale’s petition for reconsideration. We…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Kowalski v. Shell Oil Co.California Supreme Court · 1979
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