Legal Opinion
Pennington v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 17, 1971No. Civ. 37411PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FILES, P. J.
Petitioner was a Deputy Sheriff of Los Angeles County when he injured his back in the course of his duties on January 18, 1968, and became totally disabled. He was placed on leave of absence without loss of salary until January 12, 1969, when he retired under the service-connected disability provisions of the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (Gov. Code, § 31450 et seq.).
He filed a claim for workmen’s compensation and was paid temporary disability payments from January 19, 1969, through February 1, 1970. On March 25, 1970, the referee found that the injuries had…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Stafford v. Los Angeles County Employees' Retirement BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
- City of Palo Alto v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
- City of Palo Alto v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
3Cited by5 opinions
- Ritchie v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994
- State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1972
- Schrier v. San Mateo County Employees' Retirement Ass'nCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
- Porter v. Board of Retirement of the Orange County Employees Retirement SystemCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2013
- Burns v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987