PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO. v. WORKERS' COMP. APPEALS BD.

Docket No. L.A. 30784.

22 Cal.3d 776 (1978)

588 P.2d 239

151 Cal. Rptr. 537

PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, THOMAS WRIGHT et al., Respondents

Supreme Court of California.

December 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Adams, Duque & Hazeltine, James H. Fleming and Richard A. Haft for Petitioner.

Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, Noble K. Gregory, Walter J. Robinson III and David R. Jackson as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

Charles L. Swezey, Philip M. Miyamoto, Thomas J. McBirnie, Scott & Myles and Howard J. Scott for Respondents.

Airola & Ringgold and Lowell A. Airola as Amici Curiae on behalf of Respondents.


OPINION

MANUEL, J.

Petitioner Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential) seeks review of an order of the respondent Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denying its claim of lien filed against an award in favor of respondent Thomas Wright (Wright), an airline employee.

Prudential insured Wright under a salary continuation plan termed a group disability policy which would pay to Wright monthly payments in the...

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