County of Los Angeles v. Industrial Accident Commission

THOMPSON (IRA F.), J.

This is a petition for a writ of review by which it is sought to annul an award made by the Industrial Accident Commission to applicant Bessie Halpern. The facts of her injury and subsequent treatment are as follows:

On May 29, 1929, while applicant was employed as a nurse at the Los Angeles County Hospital she fell on a cement floor while reaching upward to a shelf, resulting in injury to her low back and hip. She left her work on June 3d and became a patient at the Los Angeles County Hospital, where she remained until July 15th. While in the hospital one of the medical…