Legal Opinion

City of Los Angeles v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 10, 1979No. Civ. 53430PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

FILES, P. J.—

I

Petitioner City of Los Angeles (City) asks a review of a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board .finding respondent Ray Noetzel’s injury to his back on September 27, 1976, was a compensable industrial injury.

Noetzel is employed by the City as a police officer. The injury which is the subject of this review occurred when Noetzel was at home and off duty, exercising with weightlifting equipment in preparation for a physical fitness test to be given by City’s police department.

The physical fitness test, to be conducted in October 1976, was for strength,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Dimmig v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Laeng v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Fireman's Fund Indemnity Co. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1952
  4. Haugen v. State Accident Insurance FundCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1978
  5. DEPT. OF WATER AND POWER OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES v. Workmen's Comp. App. Bd.California Court of Appeal · 1967

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Western Electric Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
  2. Wilson v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
  3. Meeks v. Eddy County Sheriff's DepartmentNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. City of Stockton v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2006
  5. City of Los Angeles v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2007

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