LABOR & INDUSTRIES v. BAKER

No. 13222-2-II.

57 Wn. App. 57 (1990)

786 P.2d 821

THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES, Respondent, v. GERALD C. BAKER, ET AL, Appellants.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

As amended by order March 7, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Etter, for appellants.

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and Lisa Vincler, Assistant, for respondent.


[As amended by order of the Court of Appeals March 7, 1990.]

WORSWICK, J.

We are asked to decide whether the widow of a deceased worker who, because of an industrial injury, was permanently and totally disabled at the time of his death, is eligible for survivorship benefits where the worker's death was a deliberate and knowing suicide. We hold that the widow is entitled to benefits, and we reverse a trial court...

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