Legal Opinion
County of Sacramento v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 28, 2000No. C030903PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MORRISON, J.
The workers’ compensation system is designed to assure benefits to injured workers without the need to resort to a lawsuit. Procedural informality that would make the civil practitioner shudder is normal. But even a “flexible” system must have structure. Here, the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (Board) deprived a party of the benefits of a stipulation. We annul the Board’s decision and remand the matter.
Factual and Procedural Background
Decedent Jodie Weatherall was a probation officer. On March 16, 1991, decedent had a heart attack, from which he died on March 27,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Estate of BainbridgeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1915
- Huston v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
- Burrows v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
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