COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA v. WORKERS' COMP. APP. BD.

Docket No. 46741.

53 Cal.App.3d 820 (1975)

126 Cal. Rptr. 281

COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, or ROBERT CORNEJO et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Two.

December 17, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

George P. Kading, County Counsel, and Marvin Levine, Deputy County Counsel, for Petitioner.

Robert A. LaPorta and Allan S. Ghitterman for Respondents.


OPINION

COMPTON, J.

The single question on this review is whether a county may, with the express consent of the recipient, obtain a valid lien against workers' compensation for so-called "general assistance" paid by the county under part 5 (§§ 17000-17410) of division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied a lien based...

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