Department of Labor & Industries v. Estate of MacMillan

This case is a consolidated appeal concerning whether the beneficiaries' claims for benefits under the Industrial Insurance Act (the Act) were timely filed. Two trial courts reached different results. After appeals were filed in separate divisions of the Court of Appeals, Mrs. MacMillan and Mrs. Aalmo (the Beneficiaries) moved for transfer to and consolidation in this court. We granted the motion, pursuant to RAP 4.2(a)(4). We find both claims were timely filed.

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The facts in each case are essentially the same, except for the results reached in the trial courts. David E. MacMillan and…