Kampner v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

COMPTON, J.

Petitioners Kathryn Kampner and Thomas Joseph Kampner contend that the board erred in annulling the assessment of a 10 percent penalty, pursuant to Labor Code section 5814, against respondent Holiday Inn, Inc. (Holiday Inn) for delay in paying the proceeds of a settlement between petitioners and Holiday Inn.

I. Summary of Proceedings Before the Appeals Board

Petitioners Kathryn Kampner and Thomas Joseph Kampner are respectively the widow and son of Thomas Kampner, deceased. In February 1975, petitioners filed with the appeals board an application for adjudication of claim for…