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PACIFIC GAS & ELEC. CO. v. IND. ACC. COM.

Docket No. S.F. 20728.

56 Cal.2d 219 (1961)

363 P.2d 596

14 Cal. Rptr. 548

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, Petitioner, v. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION, SALLY MARY DREW et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

July 17, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Peterson, Raymond W. White, Hogen J. Kallemeyn and Bruce P. Sadler for Petitioner.

Everett A. Corten, Emily B. Johnson, Neyhart & Grodin and Richard R. Heath for Respondents.

DOOLING, J.

Petitioner seeks review and the annulment of an award and decision made by the Industrial Accident Commission. The award gave a full death benefit to the deceased's widow and minor children. 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."

Prior to October 1957 deceased was suffering from a non-industrial kidney carcinoma. In October 1957 he fell while

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