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Case Name | Argonaut Ins. Co. v. IAC (Montana) | |
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Date | 05/08/1962 | |
Note | IAC may use its general knowledge to forecast and weigh facts relevant in compensation award. | |
Citation | 57 Cal.2d 589, 27 CCC 130 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 25361962 CA |
ARGONAUT INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION and FRED MONTANA, Respondents. Describing Montana's preaccident condition, he stated: 'There was some increase in the lumbosacral angle with mild scoliosis. I mean, there was nothing unusual about the x-rays for a man of this build . . . and age. They are not too far away from normal, about what you would expect with his build and age. '[1] Whether a disability results in whole or in part from 'the normal progress of a preexisting disease' (Industrial Indem.
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