SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA No. 29701 April 30, 1970 LAURA EDITH GARZOLI, PETITIONER, v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO ET AL. , RESPONDENTS Morgan, Beauzay & Hammer and Victor H. Beauzay for Petitioner. Everett A. Corten, Rupert A. Pedrin, Nathan Mudge, Gabriel Sipos, T. Groezinger, Loton Wells and Arthur C. Jones for Respondents. On June 6, 1968, he began his regular shift at 4 p. m. and "checked out" with the lieutenant or watch manager at midnight. A few minutes later, his motorcycle was struck by a negligently driven automobile, and he sustained severe injuries, which caused his death July 4, 1968. In none of those cases, however, was the police officer riding conspicuously on the public streets in full uniform on a motorcycle.

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