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McCARTY v. WORKMEN'S COMP. APPEALS BD.

Docket No. L.A. 30221.

12 Cal.3d 677 (1974)

527 P.2d 617

117 Cal. Rptr. 65

CONNIE McCARTY, Petitioner, v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, APARTMENT PLUMBERS, INC., et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

October 30, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

T. Keith Pocock and Nicholas C. Byhower for Petitioner.

T. Groezinger, James J. Vonk, George S. Bjornsen and Robert A. La Porta for Respondents.

OPINION

TOBRINER, J.

On his way from a Christmas party at his employer's office, Daniel McCarty was killed when he drove into a railroad signal pole. Asserting that McCarty became intoxicated at the office party, and that this intoxication proximately caused the fatal accident, his wife applied for death benefits under Labor Code section 4702. The referee awarded the benefits, but the Workmen...

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