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SAWYER v. DEPT. OF LABOR & IND.

No. 33454.

48 Wn.2d 761 (1956)

296 P.2d 706

LYDIA VIRGINIA SAWYER, Appellant, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES et al., Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department One.

April 26, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walthew, Oseran & Warner and Eugene Arron, for appellant.

The Attorney General, John Quine, Assistant, Holman, Mickelwait, Marion, Black & Perkins, and Boardman W. Brown, for respondents.

DONWORTH, J.

On October 31, 1950, Lydia Virginia Sawyer filed a claim for a widow's pension with the department of labor and industries. This claim was rejected by the supervisor of industrial insurance on November 9, 1950, on the ground that her husband's death was not caused by an industrial injury or an occupational disease within the meaning of the workmen's compensation act.

On November 24, 1950, the widow appealed from the supervisor's order to the board...

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