Ogden v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

BROWN (G. A.), P. J.

Facts

On January 18, 1982, Manuel Perez Fuentes, an employee of petitioner, Mel Ogden, had toes on his left foot amputated and his left foot severely injured when, in the course of his employment, a piece of metal fell on his *789foot. Fuentes filed an application for workers’ compensation benefits, and after a hearing it was decided that he was entitled to the benefits.

However, because there was a dispute over whether or not petitioner’s workers’ compensation insurance policy had been canceled prior to the injury to Fuentes, further hearings were scheduled. After the…