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DEPT. OF WATER AND POWER OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES v. Workmen's Comp. App. Bd.

California Court of Appeal

Decided July 24, 1967No. Civ. 31279PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCOY, J. pro tem. *

The Department of Water and' Power of the City of Los Angeles seeks review and annulment of an award of workmen’s compensation benefits to an employee, a meter reader, who sustained injury when, while off work on a Saturday, he participated in an agility test given by the City of Los Angeles as a part of an open competitive test for a position with the department, as a cable splicer helper.

There is no dispute as to the facts. Robert Antrobus, the applicant, entered the employment of the Department of Water and Power, a department of the City of Los Angeles, as a meter…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1940
  2. Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
  3. Scott v. Pacific Coast Borax Co.California Court of Appeal · 1956
  4. Bethlehem Steel Co. v. Industrial Accident Commission & SeaquistCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1945
  5. Robbins v. Yellow Cab Co.California Court of Appeal · 1948

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Laeng v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Page v. GreenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. City of Los Angeles v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
  4. Davenport v. City & County of Honolulu, Honolulu Fire DepartmentHawaii Supreme Court · 2002
  5. State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976

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