Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Israel v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided April 26, 1983No. 1 CA-IC 2855Published

1Concurrence

JACOBSON, Presiding Judge,

specially concurring:

While I agree that the award in this case must be set aside for the failure of the administrative law judge to apply the proper legal test for suspension of benefits, I do not agree with the inference that the carrier has the burden of showing why A.R.S. § 23-1026 is not applicable.

My reading of the majority opinion seems to give the absolute right to a permissive out-of-state claimant to have medical examinations out of state and the burden is on *129the carrier to show why such a right should not be exercised. To put this matter in proper…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Miceli v. Industrial Com'n of ArizonaArizona Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Meva Corporation v. Industrial CommissionCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1971
  3. Edmunds v. Industrial CommissionCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1980
  4. Waxler v. Industrial CommissionCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1977

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