California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Atascadero Unified School Dist. v. Wcab, 120 Cal.Rptr.2d 239, 98 Cal.App.4th 880 (Cal. App. 2002):
Applying a statute to undisputed facts raises a question of law for the court to decide. (Mote v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (1997) 56 Cal.App.4th 902, 909, 65 Cal.Rptr.2d 806.) A purported finding of fact on a question of law is not binding on this court. (Dimmig v. Workmen's Comp. Appeals Bd. (1972) 6 Cal.3d 860, 864, 101 Cal.Rptr. 105, 495 P.2d 433; see Murphy v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (1978) 86 Cal.App.3d 996, 1002, 150 Cal. Rptr. 561 ["The facts are not in dispute; only the legal result which flows from them. It therefore becomes a matter of law as to whether the connection between the assault and the employment was a contributory cause of the injury"].)
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