Legal Opinion
Fletcher v. Department of Labor & Industries
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 31, 1978No. 5717-1PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJames, J.
Appellant Linda Fletcher filed a claim with the Department of Labor and Industries on March 18, 1975, alleging that she sustained an injury in November 1974 while working in Yakima County. The Department denied her claim. The Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals affirmed the Department's decision and denied Fletcher's subsequent petition for review.
Fletcher then appealed to the Superior Court for Skagit County. The trial judge concluded that the Skagit County Superior Court was without jurisdiction and granted the Department's motion to dismiss. We agree.
The trial judge based his ruling upon…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lidke v. BrandtWashington Supreme Court · 1944
- Nafus v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 1927
- Wiles v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 1949
- State Ex Rel. Bates v. Board of Industrial Insurance AppealsWashington Supreme Court · 1957
- Tennyson v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 1937
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Dougherty v. DEPT. OF LABOR & INDUSTRIESWashington Supreme Court · 2003
- Dougherty v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 2003
- Smith v. Department of Labor & IndustriesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1979
- Rybarczyk v. Department of Labor & IndustriesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1979
- Patterson v. Department of Labor & IndustriesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1984
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