Abraham v. Department of Labor & Industries

This case was heard by the joint board and submitted to the trial court upon an agreed statement of facts’, and therefore this appeal presents a question of law only;

The respondent is the widow of a deceased workman. In due course after the death of her husband, which occurred by reason of injuries received during the course of his employment, she was by the department allowed a pension of $42.50 per month, and a reserve fund, computed at $4,239.17, was set aside to provide therefor.

The award was made on April 15, 1931, the pension to date from January 4,1931, and payments were regularly made…