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ARP v. WORKERS' COMP. APPEALS BD.

Docket No. L.A. 30685.

19 Cal.3d 395 (1977)

563 P.2d 849

138 Cal. Rptr. 293

CHRIS P. ARP, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, CHRIS ARP CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

May 5, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Howard J. Scott and Scott & Myles for Petitioner.

Alfred Lombardo as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

T. Groezinger, James J. Vonk, George S. Bjornsen, Arthur Hershenson, Richard A. Krimen, Charles L. Swezey, Philip M. Miyamoto and Thomas J. McBirnie for Respondents.

Twohy & Brown and Kevin R. Twohy as Amici Curiae on behalf of Respondents.

OPINION

RICHARDSON, J.

We review a decision of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (board) which denied to Chris P. Arp, a widower (hereinafter petitioner), the benefit of the conclusive presumption of total dependency afforded to widows by Labor Code section 3501, subdivision (a). (All statutory references are to that code unless otherwise indicated.)

Section 3501 provides in pertinent part: "The following shall be conclusively...

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