California Court of Appeal December 17, 1982, Civ. 61638 (Travelers Insurance v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board)

Opinion

COBEY, Acting P. J.

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At issue herein is the amount of death benefits for which the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier is liable where the deceased worker leaves surviving him only partial dependents. Under compulsion of

Department of Industrial Relations

v.

Workers’ Comp. Appeals Bd. (Tessler)

(1979) 94 Cal.App.3d 72 [156 Cal.Rptr.