Ramsey v. Workmen's Comp. App. Bd

In Ramsey v. Workmen's Comp. App. Bd. (1969) 2 Cal.App.3d 693, the Court held that "section 5814 requires the penalty to be imposed on the 'full amount of the order, decision or award'" and must be applied to prior payments of compensation made under compulsion of the award but noted that payments voluntarily made before a hearing on a claim are not deemed to be a part of the award for penalty purposes "'even though the order making the award purports to cover the period during which such payments are made . . . .'" ( Ramsey v. Workmen's Comp. App. Bd., supra, 2 Cal.App.3d 693, 698.)