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Case Name Pacific Gas & Elec. Co. v. IAC
Date 07/17/1961
Note 4663 has no reference to benefits owed worker's dependents.
Citation 56 Cal.2d 219
WCC Citation WCC 25531961 CA
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, Petitioner, v. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION, SALLY MARY DREW et al. , Respondents. OPINION DOOLING, J. Petitioner seeks review and the annulment of an award and decision made by the Industrial Accident Commission. The award was based on a finding that the employee's death was the result of the industrial injury 'combined with a non-industrial cancer. 'X-rays taken on February 23, 1958, revealed a fracture of the seventh dorsal vertebra of his thoracic spine. The succeeding article 4 deals exclusively with payments to be made to the dependents of employees following the employee's death.

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