Legal Opinion
Chu v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 1, 1996No. D025723PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MCDONALD, J.
Benjamin Chu (Chu), a probationary sergeant with the San Diego Police Department (the Department), committed suicide. His wife (Michelle) and children sought workers’ compensation death benefits. A workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) found that the suicide was the proximate result of injury which arose out of and occurred in the course of Chu’s employment as a police officer, and awarded death benefits. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (the Board), with one member dissenting, reversed the WCJ and denied death benefits. In this opinion we conclude the Board’s decision…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Ballard v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Burnight v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
- Beauchamp v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- Redmond v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
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