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PAC. EMP. INS. CO. v. INDUS. COM'N OF ARIZ.

No. 1 CA-IC 2662.

133 Ariz. 408 (1982)

652 P.2d 147

PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO., Petitioner Carrier, King Masonry, Petitioner Employer, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF ARIZONA, Respondent, Joe L. Pitre, Respondent Employee.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department C.

Rehearing Denied September 21, 1982.

Review Denied October 19, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O'Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Westover, Killingsworth & Beshears, P.A. by Donald L. Cross, Brian C. Bond, Phoenix, for petitioners carrier and employer.

James A. Overholt, Acting Chief Counsel, The Industrial Com'n of Ariz., Ely, Bettini & Ulman by Joseph M. Bettini, Wayne Turley, Phoenix, for respondent.

OPINION

CONTRERAS, Judge.

At issue in this special action review of an Industrial Commission award is whether the administrative law judge improperly subjected the petitioners to liability for respondent's increased disability resulting from unsuccessful surgery undertaken without notice to, or authorization by, the petitioners to treat an industrial injury. We find that the respondent's decision to undergo the surgery was reasonable under the circumstances...

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