State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Supreme Court
Chain, Younger, Lemucchi, Cohn & Stiles, Chain, Younger, Cohn & Stiles, James A. Yoro and Paul A. Welchans for Respondents. Thomas H. Cahraman, Collyn J. Gebauer and William A. Herreras as Amici Curiae on behalf of Respondents.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, J.
Patrick A. Leonard, Jr., filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits after he was injured while employed by his father, Patrick A. Leonard, Sr., to perform repairs on a vacant residential property. Leonard, Sr., was insured under a policy of comprehensive personal liability insurance (hereafter the policy), issued by State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (hereafter State Farm), that included an endorsement covering workers’ compensation benefits for so-called “residence employees,” defined in the policy as employees who “perform[] duties ... in connection with the…
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