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Case Name Huffman vs. City of Poway
Date 11/13/2000
Note Failure to secure compensation will defeat exclusive remedy doctrine.
Citation 84 Cal.App.4th 975, 65 CCC 1280
WCC Citation WCC 3612000 CA
DAVID W. HUFFMAN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY OF POWAY et al. , Defendants and Respondents. Foundation (AAF), was injured while rehearsing the play at a facility owned and operated by respondent City of Poway (City). Second, the trial court ruled City was not liable under Government Code section 835 because Huffman was injured on property that City did not own or control. The Workers' Compensation Claim Within weeks following the accident, Huffman filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits with City, claiming he was an employee of City. There Is Substantial Evidence City Owned or Controlled the Property City argued, and the trial court found, that City did not own or control the property that caused Huffman's injury.

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