Board of Education v. Indus. Acc. Com

In Board of Education v. Indus. Acc. Com (1934) 3 Cal. App.2d 411, a Los Angeles County welfare recipient worked as a gardner at the direction of the county for the Los Angeles Board of Education (through a federal relief program). The injured received relief only in exchange for services performed on the relief project. Again the court held that the injured's accident, which occurred on January 15, 1934, and while the injured was working for the Los Angeles Board of Education as part of the work relief project, was not within the workmen's compensation act. The court held that the injured "was not an employee of either the county of Los Angeles or the Board of Education." ( Id. at p. 414.) The court also further explored section 12 1/2 of the workmen's compensation act, and stated that this section merely "provides a measure of determining disability payments if and when such are found to be lawfully due some injured employee under the terms of the Workmen's Compensation Law." ( Board of Education, supra , 3 Cal.App.2d at pp. 414-415.)