SHUM v. LABOR AND INDUSTRIES

No. 13804-2-II.

63 Wn. App. 405 (1991)

819 P.2d 399

MEI SHUM, Respondent, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

November 20, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and Nancy Thygesen Day, Assistant, for appellant.

Michael D. Hoffman and Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, for respondent.


PETRICH, A.C.J.

The Department of Labor and Industries appeals from a superior court order allowing prejudgment interest on a widow's pension. It contends that the award was not authorized by statute and that, absent statutory authority, sovereign immunity bars prejudgment interest. We agree and reverse.

Mei Shum is the widow of Allan Shum, who worked as a chemist at Niedermeyer-Martin. He died in 1981. Thereafter, Mei Shum filed a claim for widow's benefits...

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