KEETON v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

No. 1 CA-IC 1446.

27 Ariz. App. 302 (1976)

554 P.2d 898

Elmira KEETON, Petitioner, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION of Arizona, Respondent, Motorola, Inc., Respondent Employer and Carrier.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department C.

Rehearing Denied August 30, 1976.

Review Denied September 28, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Mignella, Jr., P.C., Phoenix, for petitioner.

John J. Budd, Jr., Chief Counsel, Phoenix, for respondent Industrial Commission of Arizona.

Evans, Kitchel & Jenckes, P.C. by Leon D. Bess, Phoenix, for respondent employer and carrier.


OPINION

FROEB, Judge.

This review of an award of the Industrial Commission questions the authority of an employer to unilaterally discontinue benefits authorized by an Industrial Commission award to a claimant who refuses to submit to certain medical tests.

Petitioner sustained a back injury while working for Motorola on March 9, 1973. After Motorola terminated temporary disability benefits on May 23, 1973, hearings were held before the Industrial...

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