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ELLIS v. DEP'T LABOR & INDUS.

Nos. 44392, 44394.

88 Wn.2d 844 (1977)

567 P.2d 224

THAD W. ELLIS, Respondent, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES, Appellant. DELORIS M. JOHNSON, Respondent, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

August 4, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Slade Gorton, Attorney General, and Virginia O. Binns, William T. Scharnikow, and Richard Roth, Assistants, for appellant.

Norman W. Cohen and Graham, Cohen, Wampold, Wesley & Munro, for respondents.

BRACHTENBACH, J.

These consolidated cases have one common issue, i.e., upon the successful appeal to superior court of an industrial insurance claim, can the court award medical witness fees, for testimony before the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals, in excess of a statutory witness fee? We hold that the statute grants that authority. Additionally, the Johnson case has a separate issue. We affirm on all issues.

Both respondents suffered work-related...

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