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FRANCZAK v. LIBERTY MUT. INS. CO.

Docket No. L.A. 30664.

19 Cal.3d 481 (1977)

564 P.2d 9

138 Cal. Rptr. 467

JOSEF FRANCZAK, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

May 24, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

David Daar and Leon Perlsweig for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Wesley G. Howell, Jr., Richard P. Levy and Aulana L. Peters for Defendant and Respondent.

T. Groezinger, James J. Vonk, A. Hershenson, S. Bloom and G.S. Bjornsen as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

MOSK, J.

We are called upon to decide if the superior court has jurisdiction to enter judgment for interest which the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (hereinafter the board) has ordered on its awards. We conclude that under the plain language of section 5806 of the Labor Code, the court does have such jurisdiction.

Section 5800 of the Labor Code provides, "All awards of the appeals board ... shall carry interest...

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