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MURPHY v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N OF ARIZONA

No. 1 CA-IC 3703.

157 Ariz. 493 (1988)

759 P.2d 639

Helen MURPHY, Guardian ad Litem for Kenneth Murphy, an incompetent person, Petitioner, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF ARIZONA, Respondent, Honeywell, Inc., Respondent Employer, Honeywell, Inc., c/o Aetna Technical Service, Respondent Carrier.

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

Review Granted September 14, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ely, Bettini & Ulman by Walter R. Ulman, Phoenix, for petitioner employee.

Jones, Skelton & Hochuli by Calvin Harris, Phoenix, for respondent employer and carrier.

Dennis P. Kavanaugh, Chief Counsel, Industrial Com'n of Ariz., Phoenix, for respondent.

BROOKS, Judge.

This is a special action review of an Industrial Commission award for a noncompensable claim. The sole issue presented is whether a physical injury caused by the emotional stress of being notified of displacement from one's job is compensable. Because the emotional stress in this case was not unexpected, unusual, or extraordinary, the physical injury is noncompensable and we therefore affirm the award.

FACTS

On August 8, 1985, claimant...

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