Nielsen v. Wilson

This is an appeal from an order sustaining defendants’ demurrer to an alternative writ of mandamus.

Petitioner was an insurance adjuster whose occupation required that he travel by auto a great deal. He filed a claim for compensation on the basis that his traveling had aggravated a pre-existing back condition. The claim was denied, and after a hearing, the hearing officer ruled that petitioner had sustained an occupational disease in that his pre-existing back condition was aggravated by his employment activities. The employer’s carrier “rejected” the hearing officer’s *308opinion (OES 656.808.),…