Legal Opinion

Rabey v. Department of Labor

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided July 6, 2000No. 18709-8-IIIPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.

The Department of Labor and Industries (Department) rejected Nancy Rabey’s application for survivor benefits because she failed to file within one year of her husband’s death. The Board of Industrial Insurance Appeal (Board) affirmed the order. The superior court reversed on equitable grounds, granting summary judgment to Mrs. Rabey. The Department appealed. We affirm.

FACTS

On January 20, 1996, Kim Rabey, a plant manager for Morel Industries Inc., now Aeromet America, died in an auto accident on the way to work. The same employer employed Mrs. Rabey. Mrs. Rabey and her children were…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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