Truss v. Marian Manor Nursing Home, Inc

Defendant Second Injury Fund (fund) appeals by leave granted the refusal of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) to review a hearing referee’s factual finding that plaintiff became totally and permanently disabled on February 14, 1967.

Plaintiff was injured while working as a cook for Marian Manor Nursing Home when she slipped and fell on water from a dishwasher. The last day she worked for the nursing home was February 14, 1967. Plaintiff then worked from April 15, 1967, to September 3, 1967, at the Saratoga Country Club. She was awarded specific loss benefits in May, 1968.

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