LEROY T. v. WORKMEN'S COMP. APPEALS BD.

Docket No. L.A. 30193.

12 Cal.3d 434 (1974)

525 P.2d 665

115 Cal. Rptr. 761

LEROY T., a Minor, Petitioner, v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

August 28, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Melvin R. Burstein for Petitioner.

John H. Larson, County Counsel, Milton J. Litvin, Chief Deputy County Counsel, Marshall S. Rose, Deputy County Counsel, T. Groezinger, James J. Vonk, George S. Bjornsen and W.R. Lowndes for Respondents.


OPINION

TOBRINER, J.

We resolve, in this case, a dispute concerning the amount of a workmen's compensation award. At issue is whether a juvenile court ward injured in the course of working as a firebreaker is entitled to the benefits generally provided minor county employees or whether he must settle for the minimum compensation paid adult-prisoner firefighters. Augmenting the relevant statutory language with more general policy considerations...

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