Legal Opinion
Gross v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 10, 1975No. Civ. 34714PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELKINGTON, J.
On the application of petitioner Alta E. Gross, we review the legality of an award of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeals Board.
The facts are not disputed. Petitioner, 44 years of age, was employed as a trayline worker at a home for the elderly. Among her duties she would customarily lift tubs of ice or trays of milk weighing up to 20 pounds. She was considered a “valuable employee” and a “top dietary aide.” She had had no prior back trouble; so far as her back was concerned she was asymptomatic. A January 18, 1971, medical examination showed “everything normal, including…
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